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Body adrift
A former special assistant to Kofi Annan argues that the 60-year-old UN is no longer fit for purpose in our fragmented world. And Ban Ki-moon is not the man to revitalise it.
Spiegel eye
Monocle speaks with Klaus Brinkbäumer, a US correspondent for German weekly Der Spiegel, about covering the US presidential elections and his interviews with McCain, Clinton, and the Obamas.
Wave power
On O’ahu, a local independence movement has won back land claimed by the US in 1893. Now, many are calling for nothing less than Hawaii’s complete secession from US rule.
Wanted man
Former radio journalist Ahmed Abdisalam Adan has faced death threats and seen colleagues killed. Now, as Somalia’s deputy prime minister, he tells Monocle about life in a humanitarian disaster zone.
Divided we stand
Its role in Darfur is seen as a failure and it has almost no role in the Middle East. Now, as UN officials turn on Ban Ki-moon, its conflicts are closer to home.
Business
Making malls in Brazil, keeping faith with coal in Australia and how Japan has its finger on the pulse of the latest biometric technology.
Health visitors
Affluent Arabs are increasingly choosing Germany’s private clinics for medical treatment. With patients spending an estimated €80,000 per stay, competition among German hospitals to attract these medical tourists is fierce.
Theatre of war
With a shortage of skilled military leaders to train the Afghan National Army, the US Marines have built a mock Taliban village in Nevada to prepare troops for the realities of the war-torn country.
