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Still supreme

Poland's defiant Supreme Court president Malgorzata Gersdorf — forcibly retired by the ruling PiS party yet still reporting for work — speaks to Monocle about judicial independence and creeping authoritarianism.

  • Issue #118
  • 6 min read
Malgorzata Gersdorf, Poland's Supreme Court president, seated at her desk wearing a beige blazer with a constitution beads necklace.
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A rising star of the left gains ground in Poland, plus Taiwan’s upcoming elections.

  • Issue #118
  • 4 min read
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Stand and be counted

Getting an accurate idea of turnout at protest marches is vital to our understanding of the public mood. We meet the people with the clickers.

  • Issue #117
  • 4 min read
Stand and be counted
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Germany’s immigration policy could get a lot more relaxed, while Canada struggles with controversial statues and economic woes beleaguer Turkey’s president.

  • Issue #117
  • 4 min read
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Recovery position

Katrin Jakobsdottir is a rare thing: a scandal-free, left-wing prime minister who believes in compromise. She takes a break to spread the word about Iceland’s economic success.

  • Issue #117
  • 6 min read
Abstract expressionist painting with bold strokes in yellow, white, red, green, and blue on a cream-colored wall.
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Obama army

Chicago is now home to Barack Obama’s new political fighters. As the midterms approach, we head to the city to see how his legacy is shaping politics today.

  • Issue #117
  • 19 min read
Obama army
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Critical crossroads

A hard-won peace, falling crime and growing foreign investment are reasons to be optimistic about Colombia – but the age-old problems of inequality, corruption and coca production refuse to go away.

  • Issue #117
  • 6 min read
Critical crossroads
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Cometh the hour

Still basking in the warm afterglow of April’s peaceful revolution, Armenia’s prime minister Nikol Pashinyan knows the hard work starts now. Can he deliver what his people expect?

  • Issue #116
  • 9 min read
Cometh the hour
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Social skills

Lebanon may be struggling with corruption and subject to foreign interference but the positivity and creativity of its populace are helping it to move forward.

  • Issue #116
  • 6 min read
Illustrated tree diagram showing Lebanon's social structure, economy, and daily life across multiple interconnected branches and levels.
Design

Observation: Creative bloc

The artsy types at Eurolab think the EU’s tired branding has too easily ceded the field to nationalists and populists. We hear about their new vision.

  • Issue #116
  • 5 min read
Back of person's head wearing white cyclist helmet with text overlay about European multilingualism and freedom of movement.

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