Vesa Sammalisto
Sound and vision
The words, noises and images we ingest shape our day. Here, we present a 24-hour itinerary of our favourite sources of deep thought and distraction, from breakfast TV to late-night reading.
Business
An air ambulance service in South Africa, mineral water in Georgia and butter-making in Australia.
Defence & diplomacy
The importance of pipelines, crunch time for the US in Afghanistan, and an interview with Pakistan's representative to the UN.
Africa/Middle East
We find out what's in the wardrobe of the first woman to chair the African Union and how the Lebanese are cracking down on corruption.
Asia
Cambodia keeps politics in the family, South Korea get equal, and Japan gets green vending machines
Europe
The motorcade of Dutch queen Beatrix, Europe's dash for gas and an interview with Hungary's opposition leader, Gordon Bajnai.
Americas
A party in disarray, riven by ideological splits, torn between populist impulses and its donor class’s economic interest, with glaring electoral deficiencies and no leader to unify the bunch: meet the Democrats, circa 2016.
Mental wealth
Forget earnings reports: a new generation of stockpilers assemble their portfolios based on lessons from psychological research. Can behavioural finance make sense in a crazy market.
Asia
Badly equipped and under-trained, India's police force needs more than just investment. We also report on the Burmese elections, Vietnam's unlikely new friend, and a former Chinese politician speaking out against the government.
Africa/Middle East
Monocle looks t James Michel, president of the Seychelles, and his motorcade, plus Malawi's new flag and Zanzibar's model way of dealing with political strife.
