Monocle’s December/January bumper issue will take you to the far reaches of the globe, from poring over design details in Uzbekistan to petting mountain rescue dogs in Alaska. Alongside with annual soft power survey, with local view on Libya a decade on from Gaddafi’s fall and catch up with the president of Costa Rica at Cop26. Also in this issue take a drive around Detroit’s art scene and see why Lithuania’s second city is luring film scouts.

Published out of London, Monocle was launched as a magazine briefing on global affairs, business, culture, design and much more in 2007.