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Defence
Britain signs naval partnership with Ukraine aboard HMS Defender, promising frigate upgrades and new Black Sea bases to counter Russian maritime harassment of commercial shipping.
Defence
Russia takes an interest in CAR, Denmark’s mission to Greenland and Romania buys missiles.
Hidden depths
In northeastern Turkey, Trabzon meets the Black Sea. Its fiercely patriotic population is a study in contrasts. So what does it mean to be one of the ‘Trabzonlular’?
Batumi boom
Georgia’s second city, Batumi, is in the midst of a frantic transformation. Intent on branding itself as a European-style cultural hotspot, it also aims to become a Caucasian Las Vegas.
Be here next year
A reunified Cyprus, trouble in the Black Sea, Malawi's agricultural rise, and new boomtowns in India and Mexico. Monocle pinpoints the places that will make headlines for good and bad reasons in 2009.
