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Will Russia ever play nicely?
Vast resources, rich culture, brilliant people — Russia possesses everything needed to be a respected global citizen. Aggression over cooperation?
Stick or twist?
As the US gears up for another momentous election, could president number 46 soon be occupying the Oval Office? We asked 46 thinkers and opinion-makers how they would design a better America.
Cities
Tel Aviv's deputy mayor on why cities should stand with protesters, a new Berlin-Vienna rail corridor and beautifully designed public toilets in Tokyo.
Forward thinking
We meet Thailand’s new pro-democracy leader who is facing a ban from politics.
Politics
Ethiopia tackles graft, electoral reform in New Zealand and Hong Kong’s decisive next vote.
Waiting game
Surely Vladimir Putin’s grip on power won’t last forever? We meet the activists preparing for Russia’s future.
Still supreme
Poland's defiant Supreme Court president Malgorzata Gersdorf — forcibly retired by the ruling PiS party yet still reporting for work — speaks to Monocle about judicial independence and creeping authoritarianism.
Cometh the hour
Still basking in the warm afterglow of April’s peaceful revolution, Armenia’s prime minister Nikol Pashinyan knows the hard work starts now. Can he deliver what his people expect?
Lion’s den
Despite its athletes, writers and conservation efforts winning international acclaim, Kenya’s divisions, corruption and poverty gap are curbing its potential.
