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Democracy is a disaster online – but in reality it’s still our best option
Winston Churchill once said that ‘Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.’ And in 2026, this assertion is perhaps more relevant than ever.
In the driving seat
The small Southeast Asian nation’s evergreen president is steering his country from brutal occupation to the promise of the road ahead.
Soft Power Survey 2022
With the international order shaken by the war in Ukraine, we celebrate the gentler art of global persuasion.
Table talk
Politician Anders Adlercreutz invites voters to dinner – and there’s plenty to chew over.
Fork in the road
In Rio's working-class neighbourhoods, weekly samba nights reveal Brazil's deep political divide as voters prepare to choose between far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist challenger Lula.
Ruling by consensus
Deep into his second term as president, Joko Widodo is in a hurry to shore up his legacy. We join him as he tours ‘a new Bali’.
Do we need royal families?
While dozens of monarchies endure globally, recent decades have seen more republics emerge than kingdoms restored. Do crowned heads provide stabilising tradition or obstruct progress?
Growing pains
Fifteen years of global transformation reveal a paradoxical world: more connected yet divided, with optimism split between declining Western confidence and rising Asian prosperity.
Can the Republicans take the centre ground?
Who should lead the Republicans into the next presidential election? Can they try to regain their old voice of moderation? Monocle's panel debates the future of the Grand Old Party.
Positive influence
Prime minister Sanna Marin explains how Finland is setting an example for the rest of the world to follow.
