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Defence

Defence

Nuclear take-off in North Korea, the ongoing flight of the Warthog and dealing with cyber security.

  • Issue #102
  • 4 min read
Defence
Affairs

Diplomacy

Why the Swiss ambassador to the EU is the man of the moment. Plus: Brazil's embassy in North Korea and the Czechs' man in Vietnam pulls a pint.

  • Issue #101
  • 4 min read
Diplomacy
Affairs

Asia

Unpacking the wardrobe of Taiwan’s incoming president, plus Pakistan’s record-breaking solar-power project.

  • Issue #93
  • 3 min read
Asia
Politics

Korea change

Behind Seoul's modest office plants sits the ministry planning for a unified Korea — an act of faith complicated by cost, scepticism and a public losing interest in reunion.

  • Issue #66
  • 5 min read
Korea change
Affairs

Asia

The sartorial preferences of North Korea's new Supreme Leader, the big ambitions of Seoul's Incheon airport, and a Q&A with the head of an Indian bicycle rental company.

  • Issue #51
  • 5 min read
Asia
Affairs

Asia

The view from Kabul, the Taiwanese president's modest motorcade and health insurance for Tibetan monks.

  • Issue #50
  • 9 min read
View from Kabul
Affairs

Dark horse in the east

It’s a vital military outpost, dogged by organised crime. However, with huge Chinese, Korean and Japanese markets on its shores, Vladivostok could become Russia’s Far Eastern giant.

  • Issue #40
  • 14 min read
Central beach in Vladivostok with orange pedal boats on sand, ferry boat and high-rise buildings under construction in background.
Affairs

Danger zones

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

  • Issue #39
  • 6 min read
Danger zones
Affairs

Eat and be wary

Across Southeast Asia is a chain of restaurants where doll-like North Korean waitresses sing to diners. Is it a benign culinary business foray or something altogether more sinister?

  • Issue #36
  • 6 min read
The entrance to Jakarta’s Pyongyang Restaurant
Affairs

Asia

Get in the Kim Jong II look in Style Leader (you'll need some Cuban heels), plus China's jet-set women and Indonesia casts its votes.

  • Issue #24
  • 4 min read
Asia

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