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Good buy to Berlin
Stray off Berlin Mitte’s well-trodden tourist route to find the charming Gipsstrasse. Full of independent shops, ateliers, galleries and cafés, it should be a template for the rest of the capital.
The Full Monte
In Montevideo, Uruguay, multinational companies are setting up shop and property is cheap. But can the city attract a new generation of global entrepreneurs to secure its future as an investment hub?
The next Shanghai
Kunming is an unpolluted, diverse city offering a high quality of life. New infrastructure projects, including train routes and an international airport, are providing links with south Asia and boosting trade.
Americas
Monocle's view from Washington column discovers White House technology is far from trailblazing. Plus, a crack-down on cattle rustling in Brazil, eco wrangles in El Salvador, and urban chicken farming.
Defence
Under the Obama administration, the transatlantic relationship is expected to flourish, improving French-US relations. But it may not be as easy as many expect, as Obama and Sarkozy's top priorities differ.
Europe
We take a look at Silivo Berlusconi's motorcade, and some surprising differences between the Finns and the Swedes.
Premier league
Ahead of the COP15 climate conference, Monocle meets Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen to discuss Denmark’s identity, global security and the impact of the ‘cartoon crisis’.
Oceania
Syndey's new take on speed dating - it involves tightrope-walking and clowning - plus witchcraft in Papua New Guinea, and political isolation in Fuji.
Expo 21: Trading places
Syria is moving away from staunch socialist principles. President Bashar al Assad has created a new merchant class and forged business links with Turkey, with Aleppo benefiting most from the city’s trade revival.
Show the world
May Arida, a national icon of Lebanon, has kept the Baalbek International Festival alive through wars and threats. Our new series introduces people who rise above politics to become symbols of a country’s strengths.
