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17 results for Tajikistan

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Asia

20 January 2015

Where the protest movement goes next in Hong Kong and forthcoming "elections" in Tajikistan.

Film

The Tajik-Afghan border is one of the most dangerous in the world because of its central role in the heroin trade. EU- and US-backed agencies are stepping in to help control the borders and initiate projects to stimulate…

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Final frontier

17 September 2007

The Tajik-Afghan border is one of the most dangerous in the world because of its central role in the heroin trade and potential as a smuggling route for WMDs. Can it ever be tamed? Well, the US, Iran, the EU and China are…

Radio

The Briefing, episode 551

12 December 2013

Photographer Paul Conroy, who survived a mortar attack in Aleppo, assesses the dangers for reporters in Syria. We also ask whether the German coalition will be confirmed this weekend and find out why weddings in Tajikistan…

Radio

The Late Edition - Tuesday 2 August

2 August 2016

We ask how much longer the US public can tolerate Donald Trump’s insulting rhetoric and whether the air in Rio is really as bad as Olympians fear. Plus: why Tajikistan is fining journalists for using “incomprehensible”…

Monocle Minute

Soviet cinema

18 February 2017

Moscow’s city council is breathing new life into its Soviet-era cinemas. Plans are underway to reconstruct two historic venues from the 1960s: Truth and Tajikistan. Both closed their doors in the 1990s and were unique…

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Asia

17 June 2007

Japan's courtroom junkies and China takes a hike to save the planet (and its reputation).

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Diplomacy

17 January 2019

Australia’s ambassador to Poland and why Canada’s world-stage win isn’t helping at home.

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Asia

17 October 2013

"Resource diplomacy" in Japan, getting Mao for your money in China and why Singapore is looking north.

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Europe

17 August 2008

Turkish Military Academy, rebranding Italy and Angela Merkel's official transport of choice.

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Danger zones

18 November 2010

As 2011 approaches, storm clouds are gathering across international conflict zones. Monocle identifies the locations where things could kick off.

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Article

Baku to the future

16 September 2010

Baku’s skyline is marking out the Azerbaijani capital as a city for the 21st century, with its five-star hotels and Zaha Hadid-designed arts centre, but there’s still much work to do to combat its 20th-century

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Steppe change

20 April 2017

With China and Russia as neighbours, Mongolia’s future rests on pragmatism and smart planning. We look at the forces driving the growth of central Asia’s oasis of democracy.

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Article

Say it with flowers

17 August 2023

The Japanese garden kickstarting global peace talks, working from home in Barbados and why Russia’s isolation on the world stage is a conscious choice.

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Lessons in Diplomacy

17 May 2007

Independent from the Soviet Union since 1991, and finally emerging from years of corruption, oil-rich Azerbaijan is now planning a diplomatic campaign to change its image. But to fill its new embassies – 16 so far this year…

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The Opener

21 April 2022

Funding fiascos, changing the clocks, cycling in LA and the inside scoop from the Venice Biennale.