Foreign policy
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The interview series 2013/4
From Chile to the Philippines, Monocle meets five political heavyweights as they look back over 2013 and forwards to the various challenges of the year ahead.
World class
In diplomatic schools across the globe a fresh generation of young thinkers are learning how to improve international relations from the institutions that spawned today’s political heavyweights.
On the move
Istanbul is building a new finance district and the world’s largest airport. With accompanying transport upgrades, will this ambitious journey result in a new superpower for the region and the world?
Diplomacy
Germany's man in Belgrade, the new Greek embassy, and Japanese PM's diplomatic style.
Soft focus
Since the fall of the Wall, Germany’s foreign office has become a master of gently promoting ‘Brand Germany’, with Berlin as the jewel in its decidely understated crown.
Soft central
Even Moscow now courts persuasion over coercion. Monocle's third annual Soft Power Survey ranks nations by charm, culture and clout — revealing who wields influence best, and who squanders it.
Diplomacy
The husband-and-wife double act at the Swiss embassy in Bangkok, plus the latest from the Sudan and US.
The next four years
Whoever ends up sat in the Oval Office come January next year will have a huge job on his hands but also a massive opportunity. Here is Monocle’s advice.
Oceania
Australia's straight-talking foreign minister, election watch in Vanuatu, and the soft power of Kiwi sport.
Q&A Antonio Patriota
Monocle sits down with Brazil’s foreign minister Antonio Patriota in London to ask what he’s doing to take his country’s brand beyond its image of sun and soccer.
