Issue 63

It’s twice as big in area as Tel Aviv but it has only 200,000 residents – and a reputation for being dusty and dreary. Be’er-Sheva’s mayor, however, plans to change that. But the makeover leaves little space for the local…

Friday 17 May

We look back at Argentina’s “Dirty War” period, talk mayoral scandals with our correspondents in Toronto and Washington, and take a whirlwind Friday-night tour of Reykjavik, Amsterdam, and Malmö.

Friday 17 May

A look at the controversy surrounding Russia’s missile shipment to Syria, we hear about the Burmese president’s preparations for a historic first visit to Washington, and talk Kashmiri tourism with Aarti Betigeri.

Friday 17 May

We consider whether it's the best chance in a generation to deliver a reunified Cyprus, find out how Cannes is transformed from sleepy seaside town into global media hub, and have our fortune told – Azerbaijan style.

Friday 17 May

A talk with one of the few journalists to has covered the state of Western Sahara’s “forgotten war”, we also ask how rare colour footage of 1920s London has shifted perceptions of the British capital, and go live to Malmo…

Friday 17 May

We ask the EU’s chief foreign policy spokesman whether Iran is finally ready to engage in nuclear talks, find out why Germany's military is about to undergo change, and look through today’s Latin American front pages.

Thursday 16 May

We ask the foreign editor of Haberturk newspaper about the PKK’s involvement in Iraq, talk TV advertising with Brian Steinberg of Variety, and have live reactions to the day’s semi-finals with our Eurovision correspondent…

Thursday 16 May

A look at the effects of China agreeing to a free trade agreement with Switzerland, we head to Boston a month after the marathon bombings, and assess the state of Vietnam’s airports.

Thursday 16 May

Nine to Five: we discuss work cultures in different cities, from why the siesta may be over in Madrid to why Copenhagen’s unemployed are turning to selling their CVs in storefronts rather than the internet. Plus, what CEOs…

Thursday 16 May

The latest on the disintegrating rebel movement in Syria, we unpick the ethnic tensions in Burma, look at the legacy of the Vichy regime in contemporary France, and hear from the FiFi fragrance awards.

Issue 63

We turn the spotlight on the flight route from London to Baghdad, the ambitions of Nairobi's new senator, and the latest from Bamako.

Issue 63

What Belarus's autocrat president Aleksandr Lukashenko has in his wardrobe, why a new theme park in Greece is ruffling feathers, and Bulgaria's upcoming elections.

Thursday 16 May

The ramifications of Pakistan’s elections, the latest from the Arctic Council in Sweden with Monocle’s foreign editor Steve Bloomfield, and part four of Monocle’s series on this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Thursday 16 May

We discuss Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Washington, profile Israeli politician Yair Lapid’s fall from grace, and discuss why Barack Obama also had a bad week.

Wednesday 15 May

As France returns to recession we ask how François Hollande can pull the country out of it, plus we learn about New York’s largest cemetery and review the Asian front pages with John Hemmings.