Ivor Prickett
On a roll
Despite having 13,000km of rail track, most of Turkey’s exports are transported by road or sea. Now, a freight-train pioneer wants to make the country king of the rails.
On the move
Istanbul is building a new finance district and the world’s largest airport. With accompanying transport upgrades, will this ambitious journey result in a new superpower for the region and the world?
Patriot games
On the Turkish border with Syria, an international Nato force sits quietly awaiting a conflict that may never come. But the heavy-duty weaponry on show says half the battle is about coming prepared.
Oman on a mission
While its neighbours have flashed cash or succumbed to Islamist influences, Oman has chosen a quieter, steadier path. To increase its international brand, however, the country must meet new challenges.
Q&A Antonio Patriota
Monocle sits down with Brazil’s foreign minister Antonio Patriota in London to ask what he’s doing to take his country’s brand beyond its image of sun and soccer.
