Affairs
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Affairs
The soft power of Cuban doctors, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s in-tray and the mayor of Freetown’s game-changing plan.
December/January
Monocle meets Iain Macdonald, who believes that the future of energy is small and nuclear.
Ticket to ride
The pro-cycling transport commissioner who made New York a safer, nicer place is bringing her manifesto to the world.
The Opener
Airlines making middle seats enticing, battling peacocks and poorly disguised Russian spies. Plus: photographer Steven Klein and festive chart hits from across the globe.
The hard or soft option
When war tests diplomacy's limits, which nations wielded cultural influence most effectively? Our annual survey reveals surprising winners in the soft-power stakes.
Looking forwards
Predicting the future is tricky, yet past experiences and current concerns offer clues. Five thinkers explore what's next in urbanism, cultural controversies, geopolitics and more, imagining new futures based on today's world.
Winds of change
Tempted by the quality of life and swept along on Atlantic crosswinds, everyone from kitesurfers to fashion entrepreneurs are altering the outlook for mainland Europe’s southernmost outpost.
Call to arms
The conventional war in Ukraine has been good business for defence firms. But other potential skirmishes could play out in more hybrid warfare in the year ahead.
Life during wartime
Ukrainians are making plans for a victorious future but accept peace is far off. In the latest of our dispatches, a Ukrainian writer-turned-reservist reports from the front line.
Small Fortune
Life in small cities can provide the best of metropolitan life, with greater access to nature and a more relaxed pace. Our annual index surveys those that do it all and do it best.
