Matt Lehman
Diplomacy
An interview with the Geneva-based, football-playing Brazilian permanent representative to the WTO.
Defence
Boom time for South Korea's military spending, plus the defence love-in between America and the UAE.
Oceania
The foreign land ownership debate in New Zealand, Cuba's bid to send doctors Oceania-way and Tonga finally gets connected to the rest of the world.
Africa/Middle East
A look at the wardrobe of South Sudan's president, plus election watch in Mali and solving Lebanon's power-shortage problems.
Americas
The view from the US campaign trail, fracking in Argentina and how the odds are looking for Mexico to get its first female president.
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.
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.
Business
A firm that makes exoskeletons for people with paralysis, a Filipino fast-food chain and other news of enterprising endeavours.
Cities, slicker
Cities evolve constantly, sometimes seemingly without anyone planning or guiding the process. But new ideas about how they work and can be improved abound, for those interested in taking them on.
