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Up and at ’em
Picking yourself up after a fall isn’t easy – especially for refugee children. But a Swiss mountaineer has found a way to help them scale the heights: climbing up a lorry.
Social skills
Lebanon may be struggling with corruption and subject to foreign interference but the positivity and creativity of its populace are helping it to move forward.
Event horizon
With Isis in retreat and the Middle East's political situation more fluid than in years, we asked leading experts what the future holds for the region and for terrorist-targeted capitals.
Forward thinking
There’s lots to talk about in 2017. We kick things off with tales of espionage, Michelin stars, the UN, the conflict in Syria and texture – and a chat with a French bulldog.
Diplomacy
We meet the Swedish ambassador to Tunisia and Libya; we also assess Syria talks in Vienna.
Ahead of the pack
From publishers to soap-makers, royals to the church, we present the front-runners who will be powering the world in 2016 and beyond.
Town of the talk
A new kind of politicking and activism has sprung up in Istanbul since it became home to Syria’s official opposition. Monocle meets the diplomats and advocates forging ahead for change in uncertain territory.
Patriot games
On the Turkish border with Syria, an international Nato force sits quietly awaiting a conflict that may never come. But the heavy-duty weaponry on show says half the battle is about coming prepared.
