Politics
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Americas
A showdown looms between Bolivia’s two main cities, La Paz and Sucre, as both vie to be the country's sole seat of government, threatening to derail President Evo Morales’ constitutional reforms.
Not for hire
With a 90 per cent approval rating, Alaska's youngest governor Sarah Palin is a political force. We speak to the rising Republican star about her anti-corruption drives and rumours of a VP nomination.
Final frontier
The Tajik-Afghan border is one of the world's most dangerous, central to the heroin trade. Can it be tamed? The US, EU and China are trying to help – but why?
Oceania
When Chinese premier Wen Jiabao shared a vision to provide every child with sufficient milk, New Zealand's 'Cow Cockies' quietly congratulated the Chinese on their good sense and themselves on their good fortune.
Expo 7: The road to damascus
It’s a short drive from Beirut to Damascus but these cities eye each other without affection. Monocle navigates the pockmarked highway, taking the region’s temperature amid assassinations, bombed bridges and political tension.
Asia
Chinese artist Yue Minjun commands millions for his paintings overseas but is dogged by cheap copies at home. We explore the effects of China's growing counterfeit trade on the country's own creative talents.
Africa/Middle East
Walid Ataya left Lebanon for a lucrative job in Dubai but returned a year later. After housing and school fees, the lawyer had less disposable income than he had in Beirut.
Power dressing
High-profile security lapses have damaged Russia’s Federal Atomic Energy Agency. To fix its PR, it launched a hunt for Miss Atom. But can a beauty contest overturn an ugly reputation?
Europe
Is wealthy Norwegian Christian Ringnes imposing bad taste on Oslo? His plan for a €30m sculpture park of women is causing controversy, though most politicians seem pleased with the gift to the city.
The big thaw
Monocle travels to Greenland, where melting ice threatens Inuit life but also reveals a wealth of resources. The big thaw has begun, and with it, a scramble for oil and power.
