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Oceania
Sydneys' refit, a change of fortune for New Zealand's "arsehole of the world", and Perth "does a Dubai with its waterfront.
Thinking cities
Six leading writers, thinkers and academics – including Alain de Botton and Richard Florida – give their view on the state of today’s cities, and their vision of the urban future.
Born to run
Hugo Chávez faces a new challenge from a charismatic opposition politician, Leopoldo López, who hopes to become mayor of Caracas. Can he bring peace to a city where 52 people are murdered every day?
Asia
Why Asia's capitals have that sinking feeling, the return of the Seoul hank, and why you shouldn't apply make-up on Tokyo's subway.
Africa/Middle East
A Kenyan town gets a presidential boost, and will Emiratis ever use Dubai's new metro?
Winning losers
Whether it’s due to poor infrastructure, inherent inefficiency or the occasional war, these five cities have not made the Top 25 list – but that doesn’t mean they’re not great places to live.
The world’s top 25 most liveable cities
Months of good-natured, frequently late-night and occasionally jetlagged debate have resulted in this: our definitive (and a little subjective) guide to the world’s most liveable cities. Here’s how we came to our conclusions.
Americas
The US embraces pedal power, New York takes to its rivers; plus a cultural haven in Colombia.
Architecture
We toast the revamp of Finnish drinks chain Alko, Stockholm's waterfront gets switches on, plus a view to a thrill on Chile's coast.
Berlin: cultural city
Berlin's industry is defunct, but abandoned warehouses now house galleries and studios leading the European avant-garde. Monocle salutes our culture capital winner and asks: can the city's energetic creatives thrive?
