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The new soft sell
Which countries get their way without resorting to military might? We name the top 25 nations in the inaugural Monocle and Institute for Government Soft Power Survey.
Tbilisi two
To attract foreign investment and ditch its Soviet-era image, Georgia’s president has enlisted architect Michele De Lucchi to fill the capital with ambitious new buildings. Monocle meets him in his Italian HQ.
The place race
Chile, the Barents Sea, Haifa, Berlin and Istanbul. Monocle explains why these are the places to watch for business opportunities, plus what’s in store for Baghdad and countries rising up the GDP scale.
Voice of a nation
Though retired, singer Nana Mouskouri’s songs remain inseparable from Greek culture. A staunch nationalist who lived through Greece’s democratic transition, she is determined her proud country will recover from its financial crisis.
Americas
Monocle speaks to Haitian presidential candidate Leslie Voltaire and gets news from the Andes. Plus Sasha Issenberg's View from Washington.
Europe
The Popemobile and the other vehicles in Benedict XVI's motorcade, and how wealthy Germans can prepare for armageddon.
Africa/Middle East
Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan is this month's Style Leader, and we report on why London's iconic black cabs have started cropping up in Cairo.
Defence
US soldiers in Afghanistan get some new threads for autumn/winter, Indonesia plans to enter the submarine market and why Russian tanks are performing a U-turn.
Give and take
Once an aid recipient, South Korea has become a manufacturing powerhouse and donor. As the G20 summit opens in Seoul, is it giving enough and for the right reasons?
Hunting Ratko
Ratko Mladic is one of the world’s most wanted men, charged with war crimes and genocide. Monocle meets those trying to arrest him and looks at the damage his fugitive status does to Serbia.
