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Q & A: Anders Fogh Rasmussen
"Save the world" is just one of the items on the "to do" list of Denmark's prime minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, this year. And he might just do it. This year he will host…
Americas
Our new column from Washington on President Obama's administration, plus baseball-mania in Nicaragua and the Dane who is making NYC more cycle-friendly.
Oceania
Australia's new-generation mosque, and why Cuban doctors are being sent to the Solomon Islands.
New iron lady
Following a disastrous war with Russia, Georgian opposition leaders delayed challenging President Saakashvili. Now, many see power broker and Thatcher fan Nino Burjanadze as the one to replace him.
Africa/Middle East
We throw the spotlight on the sartorial style of Libya's Saif al-Gaddafi and Somaliland's hi-tech elections.
So farsi, so good
The BBC World Service's Persian TV launches as the first dedicated, unbiased Farsi-speaking station for Iran, aiming to put a new spin on the country and break down cultural barriers.
Peace and prosperity
While Mosul burns, Arbil booms: Iraqi Kurdistan's capital courts Western business, oil money and $110,000 cars, proving that autonomy, security and ancient trading instincts still pay dividends.
Box fresh
Once just two state-run channels broadcasting propaganda, TV in Pakistan is now a vibrant mix of drag divas and campaigning reporters challenging the old order and reshaping the country's cultural landscape.
Be here next year
A reunified Cyprus, trouble in the Black Sea, Malawi's agricultural rise, and new boomtowns in India and Mexico. Monocle pinpoints the places that will make headlines for good and bad reasons in 2009.
Crossing the line
They might not make headlines, but numerous border disputes could spark a crisis at any time. Monocle takes a look at potential flashpoints around the globe, from North America to the South China Sea.
