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Steve Bloomfield

Affairs

That’ll be the dane

Monocle questions Nato’s secretary general about progress in Afghanistan, new threats, managing defence cuts and the organisation’s role in the Asia-Pacific region.

  • Issue #56
  • 5 min read
That'll be the dane
Affairs

Brain vs brawn

In the forest of Evjemoen, Norway’s officer training school puts troops through an extreme test of endurance. It’s a physical and mental challenge but more of the latter in these days of modern warfare.

  • Issue #56
  • 9 min read
On the march
Affairs

A world at war

People talk of the world becoming a smaller place, but there is still a lot of room for hostility. Here, Monocle has identified 20 of the most volatile areas of contention.

  • Issue #56
  • 6 min read
World map showing 20 conflict zones highlighted in different colors and patterns across continents.
Affairs

Brain vs brawn

In the forest of Evjemoen, Norway's officer training school puts troops through an extreme test of endurance. It's a physical and mental challenge but more of the latter in these days of modern warfare.

  • Film
soldiers in the forest
Manufacturing

Expo 54: Boeing

Under the roof of the world's largest building by volume, the longest plane in the world has just rolled off the assembly line. Monocle travelled to Washington to check on its progress.

  • Issue #54
  • 13 min read
Front view of a Boeing 747-8 fuselage painted green inside a vast industrial hangar with exposed steel framework and yellow support structures.
Affairs

Outside the box

Whether it be diplomacy or education, it’s time to challenge traditional thinking and shake things up. Monocle introduces five thinkers who are questioning conventional wisdom.

  • Issue #51
  • 11 min read
Outside the box
Affairs

Diplomacy

MONOCLE catches up with the US's main in the UAE and takes a peek inside Brazil's Kenyan embassy.

  • Issue #50
  • 4 min read
Brazilian Embassy, Kenya
Politics

Talking heads

From the presidents of Turkey and Colombia to the leader of the Israeli Labor party, Monocle interviews five political leaders from some of the world’s most volatile regions.

  • Issue #49
  • 16 min read
Talking heads
Culture

Tender is the might

Most nations now want a “soft power” strategy as a way of winning the world over without military might. Monocle indexes the top 30 soft power nations and how they achieve their status.

  • Issue #49
  • 40 min read
Tender is the might

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