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Soft Power

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Affairs

Africa/Middle East

This month’s Style Leader is Egypt’s Mohamed Morsi, and our Election Watch column goes to Sierra Leone.

  • Issue #58
  • 4 min read
Pen and ink illustration of Mohamed Morsi wearing glasses, suit jacket and tie with both arms raised in the air.
Affairs

The next four years

Whoever ends up sat in the Oval Office come January next year will have a huge job on his hands but also a massive opportunity. Here is Monocle’s advice.

  • Issue #58
  • 9 min read
The next four years
Culture

Telly Cities

Nothing compares to a popular TV series for putting a city on the map. From boosting tourism to building global recognition, Monocle looks at television as an invaluable soft-power tool for urban centres.

  • Issue #55
  • 6 min read
Telly Cities
Affairs

Oceania

Australia's straight-talking foreign minister, election watch in Vanuatu, and the soft power of Kiwi sport.

  • Issue #57
  • 5 min read
Workers install solar panel frames on Tokelau with palm trees and a white building in the background.
Society

Dogs and new tricks

Japan is moving beyond disaster to re-establish itself as a regional leader in culture and innovative lifestyles. We meet the people spearheading the unusual evolution of Japanese society.

  • Issue #53
  • 5 min read
Dogs and new tricks
Culture

Export duty

Germany used to be wary about showing off its assets. Not anymore. Monocle explores how the Goethe-Institut cultural centres are disseminating all things German, free from government controls.

  • Issue #53
  • 10 min read
Export duty
Affairs

Diplomacy

We meet ambassador Ido Aharoni, the Consul General of Israel to New York, and bring you the latest from the diplomatic world.

  • Issue #51
  • 5 min read
Israeli flag Star of David symbol displayed on weathered textured surface in diplomatic setting.
Culture

News of the world

Broadcasting in 60 languages on the radio and with 27 foreign-language TV news programmes each week, SBS is a truly international news outlet – an unusual epithet in the world of Australian media.

  • Issue #51
  • 8 min read
News of the world
Affairs

Australia goes live

With a pivotal geographic location, a vibrant media culture uniting both Asian and European markets and a flourishing defence sector, Australia is in a prime position to become a new, fresh-faced regional power.

  • Issue #51
  • 5 min read
Australia goes live
Soft Power

Ethics work

Germany’s economic status exceeds its place in the world power order. With a touching lack of marketing sophistication and sturdy business values, Europe’s powerhouse has achieved soft power almost by accident.

  • Issue #49
  • 11 min read
Workers assembling camera components at Leica manufacturing facility with precision workstations.

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