Thomas Vanden Driessche
Grand plans
Running a city is a daunting task, whether hosting the Olympics or overhauling transport. So who would take it on? We meet seven mayors bearing the weight of a city on their shoulders.
The Interview Series: Jens Stoltenberg
Faced with dilemmas over Nato's expansion and the fight against Isis, secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg discusses security, defence and why his main priority will always be keeping the peace.
Roll model
Belgian stationery-maker Le Typographe combines time-honoured typesetting techniques with polished designs to notable effect.
Deep impact
It is the subtle influence of soft power that drives the most meaningful resolutions. In our fifth annual survey, we gauge the soft-power strengths of our top-ranking nations.
World class
In diplomatic schools across the globe a fresh generation of young thinkers are learning how to improve international relations from the institutions that spawned today’s political heavyweights.
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.
