Politics
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Europe
Challenges for Turkey, a new lease of life for Rotterdam and a rising star of Italian politics.
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As we leave one year behind and head into the next, 10 writers and academics ponder the issues that have pre-occupied us in 2013 and the ones that will crop up in 2014.
Americas
The to-do list of Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto, a look at the region's upcoming elections, new heights in New York and a politician to watch in Brazil.
Observation
A city can’t improve its hand with ‘programming’, says Tyler Brûlé – real change in 2014 will be down to people and politics.
Africa/Middle East
Three challenges for the Middle East, the changing fortunes of Tunis and Ghana's strangely controversial leader.
Asia
Japan's agenda for 2014, why New Taipei's mayor could be the saviour of Taiwan's ruling party and how Ho Chi Minh City is reaching for the skies.
Expo. 69: Growing apart
Kashgar may look like just another chinese boomtown but the city is riven with ethnic tensions. monocle visits a frontier where tradition is clashing with change.
Oceania
The tasks that await Australia's new PM, new urban projects for Auckland, why we might be hearing more from Tonga's King Tupou, plus a round-up of elections.
Asia
"Resource diplomacy" in Japan, getting Mao for your money in China and why Singapore is looking north.
High summit
The Arctic Council's informal approach to politics belies the real challenges it faces. Monocle joins a meeting to ask how ministers balance economic and environmental interests in the rapidly changing High North.
