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Observation
Italy’s easy charm is its strength and a weakness, says Tyler Brûlé, but the world can learn from both.
The fixers
Plagued by scandal and financial woes, Italy has long been making headlines for the wrong reasons. We meet five people striving for change in the country.
Oceania
Atiu island gets an airport overhaul, gay Aussie couples get state-funded relationship counselling and we interview the MP who represents Australian Italians.
Troubled Waters
They make the news mainly for the number of would-be emigrants attempting to leave their troubled shores. We visit the volatile islands off East Africa to find out how they became a hotbed of…
Troubled waters
Enduring political turmoil and burdened with a colonial legacy, thousands of Comorians are dying as they search for a better life. Monocle visits this uneasy paradise to see what the future holds.
Taking care
Japan's childcare shortage has affected working mothers, a problem acute in Yokohama. Monocle speaks to mayor Fumiko Hayashi, who has made it her mission to solve the city's crisis.
Boosting Houston
Economy-wise, Houston is bigger than Austria and South Africa, thanks largely to its oil and gas industry. But alongside the energy behemoths, small entrepreneurial businesses are finding a welcoming niche.
Staying power
In 2014 Romanians will have the right to work throughout the EU. Will everyone leave? The locals insist they want to stay and fix their nation.
x10 essay
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.
Observation
A city can’t improve its hand with ‘programming’, says Tyler Brûlé – real change in 2014 will be down to people and politics.
