Politics
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The no-frills PM
The Latvian PM is charged with the salvation of his country’s economy, which is in a worse condition than most others in Europe. He speaks to Monocle about his plans for a turnaround.
Africa/Middle East
Saudi Arabia's highly educated women, the UN pulls out of Chad, and battles over the Nile.
Oceania
Tuvalu's internet cash-in, NZ reviews its carbon-trading scheme, and Fiji's growing isolationism.
Power shift
Hungary’s foreign affairs minister discusses the challenges facing his country’s EU presidency, the importance of an increased role for central Europe and his government’s reputation for media bashing.
Europe
Style leader Sandra Roelofs, brain drain in the Czech Republic and election watch Estonia.
On the roll
In politically polarised Venezuela, a state TV monopoly dominates. Globovisión is one of the few private 24-hour news channels, providing a counterweight despite, or perhaps because of, government intimidation.
