Politics
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Asia
Kazakhstan's capital finishes its Metro, Japan's rare deepwater salmon is given a reprieve and the Indian state of Tamil Nadu gets some new urban planning.
Europe
The motorcade of the Greek prime minister plus reports on growing marijuana in Spain and spuds in Ireland.
Perfect parliament
This issue’s theme is all about how to engineer the perfect parliament. Monocle has surveyed the globe and come up with a master plan for a well-run chamber full of lively debate.
Power trips
This issue Monocle has visited seats of power around the globe – from the African Union’s HQ to Burma’s fledgling capital via Liechtenstein’s new parliament building. Each has a very different vision.
Diplomacy
We meet Georgia’s ambassador to Germany and take a dip at the UN swimming club in Geneva.
Americas
The ins and outs of Mercosur, the speeding up of California's trains, and the other big ballot in America.
Asia
We look at motorcade of Indonesia president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, and report on an ancient Punjabi sport that's gone global.
A Little Push
The UK's Behavioural Insights Team, or Nudge Unit, is improving public services via clever policy tweaks and subtle changes to information delivery. Monocle investigates the art of gentle persuasion.
The real winners
As candidates ramp up the spending on their US presidential election campaigns, we look at some of the businesses that do very nicely when the party purse-strings are open.
Africa/Middle East
This month’s Style Leader is Egypt’s Mohamed Morsi, and our Election Watch column goes to Sierra Leone.
