Politics
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Africa/Middle East
Quick quiz question. Which part of France has the highest birth rate? Paris? Bordeaux? Marseille? The answer lies further south. Some 5,000 miles further south.
State of despair
In Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe, life expectancy has plummeted to 34 for women. With rampant inflation, critical shortages of food and fuel, and endemic corruption, the nation faces a desperate future ahead of planned elections.
Art of news
Amos Schocken, publisher of Israel’s influential newspaper Haaretz, remains true to his family’s liberal ethos, unafraid to report fairly on Palestinian issues. Its circulation has been boosted by a growing online readership.
Early warning
From airport misery to warring neighbours, Monocle looks at the organisations, countries and people destined to hit the headlines for the wrong reasons in 2008.
King for a day
Four years after joining the EU, Slovenia takes on the rotating presidency in 2008. For a country of two million, it's a massive challenge that Prime Minister Janez Janša believes they can meet.
Shaking it up
Are you familiar with all of these leaders? Monocle profiles three whose influence will continue to grow and grooms two necessary leaders of its own.
Iron in zion
Hezbollah rockets have forced Israeli towns to be abandoned. In response, Israel is building Iron Dome, an anti-missile shield that could change the pace of diplomacy in the region and beyond.
The way ahead
Global forecasting requires an expert view. We called on four leading thinkers for a considered analysis of the future of Iran, Latin America, China and US foreign policy.
Uniform approach
Outsourcing has a bad name but there’s a growing move for nations to outsource services. When properly harnessed, it could raise standards and redefine what makes a country. This is who we would employ.
