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Govern this

Looking to make a digital healthcare system that works or tackle unemployment in your city? Read on. We meet the world leaders who have got the basics of good governance down.

  • Issue #72
  • 18 min read
Govern this
Affairs

Americas

The to-do list of Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto, a look at the region's upcoming elections, new heights in New York and a politician to watch in Brazil.

  • Issue #69
  • 4 min read
Americas
Affairs

Oceania

Renewing urban Australia, choosing a new Aussie Governor-general and saving Tonga's tourism.

  • Issue #68
  • 4 min read
Oceania
Affairs

The eagle rebranded

Albania’s new prime minister has a daunting job. With high unemployment and endemic corruption, the nation is ready for change – and the somewhat eccentric Edi Rama is ready to step up.

  • Issue #68
  • 10 min read
The eagle rebranded
Affairs

Working overtime

Keeping a city running is more than just punctual trains. Spare a thought for city hall workers tackling earthquakes, a flood of human waste or a town overrun by feral monkeys.

  • Issue #65
  • 6 min read
Working overtime
Urbanism

City of Mod

From murder capital to model metropolis: how Medellín's mayor is betting on cable cars, escalators and public architecture to transform forgotten slums and rewrite the city's violent reputation.

  • Issue #63
  • 15 min read
City of Mod
Politics

Expo 29: How I Govern

From Nagasaki to Washington, Monocle chronicles how a diverse group of presidents and mayors manage, from dealing with poverty and provincial wars to taking power naps and holding 'noodle' meetings.

  • Issue #29
  • 21 min read
Expo 29: How I Govern
Affairs

Dungaree diplomats

When a flood devastates Uganda or an earthquake strikes Pakistan, Germany’s THW gets some of the first aid workers on the ground. Mostly volunteers, they are part of Germany’s soft power arsenal.

  • Issue #29
  • 7 min read
Dungaree diplomats
Affairs

The power of three

When Monocle published a lighthearted idea encouraging Brazil, Sweden and Turkey to work together, its message reached their capitals. We brought together the three foreign ministers for this issue’s round table series.

  • Issue #59
  • 7 min read
The power of three
Politics

Asia

Hong Kong chief executive Donald Tsang's motorcade and India's embrace of ID cards

  • Issue #41
  • 5 min read
Illustration of a Singaporean passport showing a woman's portrait with statistics on nationality and children per woman.

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