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New Broom: Interview with Mikheil Saakashvili
From president of Georgia to governor of Odessa, Ukraine, Mikheil Saakashvili has taken his core principles with him. Monocle finds out how he plans to use his experience to reform the region.
Europe
The UK's relationship with the EU, Catalonia's secessionist drive and a conversation with the mayor of Berlin.
Africa / Middle East
Malian migration and Uganda's elections. Plus: South Africans head home.
Band together
The Household's Division's musical ensembles are headed by one very hospitable man.
Come fly with me
The friendly faced White Hat Volunteers at Canada’s Calgary International Airport help holiday makers, businessfolk and refugees alike travel from A to B.
Diplomacy
We meet the Swedish ambassador to Tunisia and Libya; we also assess Syria talks in Vienna.
Vatican foreign policy: Keep the faith
The Holy See pursues an active foreign policy, wielding enormous influence. We visit the Vatican’s foreign ministry, where world peace is always on the agenda.
Americas
Barack Obama's presidential motorcade and Montréal's new approach to deradicalisation.
Letters from home
We meet the makers and painters continuing the aesthetic legacy of their cities, creating and preserving signs with gold leaf, ochre-white paint and neon tubes.
