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Architecture

Return to hope

Libya's first major construction expo since 2014 signals tentative recovery, as the war-torn nation confronts a $100 billion reconstruction bill and crumbling infrastructure.

  • Issue #149
  • 18 min read
Aerial view of a coastal city with a palm-lined boulevard and harbour.
Soft Power

Pride of place

At a time of year when the emphasis is on giving, some nations can look back on 2021 with more satisfaction than others. We've taken note for Monocle's annual Soft Power Survey.

  • Issue #149
  • 4 min read
Cartoon illustration of a family decorating a Christmas tree together.
Affairs

Diplomacy

Austria’s UK ambassador on life after Brexit, rubbish diplomacy in Canada and Libya’s intractable conflict explained.

  • Issue #131
  • 4 min read
Diplomacy
Diplomacy

Diplomacy

The boom in embassy building in Canberra and the return of diplomatic relations in Libya. Plus: Nato’s man in Moscow bows out of his “kamikaze” job.

  • Issue #102
  • 4 min read
Diplomacy
Affairs

United Front

Violence in Tripoli has forced diplomats to Tunis. From makeshift offices, they try to solve Libya’s problems from afar, but a terrorist attack in their new home underlines the region’s increasing fragility.

  • Issue #83
  • 7 min read
United Front
Politics

Don’t judge

Having issued an arrest warrant for Colonel Gaddafi, will the International Criminal Court ever bring the Libyan leader to justice? Here, prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo responds to critics who say the ICC is ineffectual.

  • Issue #46
  • 1 min read
The ICC’s prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, in legal robes
Politics

Africa/Middle East

The motorcade of Equatorial Guinea's president, election watch in Congo and why Mali's interim prime minister is out of this world.

  • Issue #54
  • 5 min read
Black and white portrait photograph of Everette Dennis, dean of Northwestern University.

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