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Defence
The fight against piracy in the Horn of Africa continues, led by three military coalitions. We also look at Poland's Air Force modernisation and Japan's relaxed defence export laws.
Europe
London's mayoral election, shenanigans in the Spanish royal family, and why people are leaving Portugal.
Expo 49: On the brink
Two riverside towns, one frozen border: gleaming Heihe faces desolate Blagoveshchensk, as China and Russia forge an uneasy, resource-driven partnership decades after armed conflict.
More than a moghul
Alexander Lebedev, former politician and owner of the UK’s ‘Independent’ and Russian opposition title ‘Novaya Gazeta’, is not your average oligarch. Here, he tells us why his management style is definitely hands-off.
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.
Europe
The British Queen's motorcade, a European space ship, the first direct flights between Russia and Brazil and the Turkish prime minister's branding potential
Defence
US soldiers in Afghanistan get some new threads for autumn/winter, Indonesia plans to enter the submarine market and why Russian tanks are performing a U-turn.
Rapid relief
Until Russia’s Sapsan high-speed train arrived, the only practical way to travel between Moscow and St Petersburg was by plane. Monocle hops on board to try out the service in our monthly benchmark test.
Pole new world
With improving Russian relations, a resilient economy and returning entrepreneurs, Poland has become the European nation to watch. Monocle reports on how the country defied the odds to stage a remarkable comeback.
