Tuesday 15 November
If there’s one positive to come out of Europe’s debt crisis, it’s that Italians now have a new vocabulary word to toss around in their daily discussions at the café: “lo spread”.
We ask how much a Facebook IPO might actually be worth, Philip Coggan discusses the Euro debt crisis and Wired.co.uk editor Nate Lanxon checks in.
LSE’s Dr Henning Meyer analyses Angela Merkel’s shifting position on the debt crisis and we look at statistics with Ben Page of Ipsos MORI.
Sunday 9 October
Genoa’s 51st Salone Nautico Internazionale yacht show closed yesterday under less than perfect sailing conditions with news of the recent downgrade of both Italy’s credit rating and the country’s major banks as the nation…
Neutrality and a stable currency help reinforce Switzerland’s image as a haven of tranquillity within Europe. The same could be said for the country’s high-end watchmakers, who at this year’s Salon International de la Haute…
Wednesday 16 February
After spending much of his first term taking a cautious approach, New Zealand prime minister John Key has finally raised a very unpopular idea indeed.
Tuesday 21 December
The euro ended 2010 with panic subsiding about a break-up of the 11-year-old currency region, but it still faces stiff tests in 2011 over the long-term viability of the EU dream of breaking down economic barriers and cre…
Monday 14 December
Amid salacious headlines, a plummeting stock market and plunging property prices, Dubai seems well and truly stymied.
Monday 10 October
Many political parties talk left but act right when they win power.
Thursday 1 March
Two weeks ago I was crammed onto an Athens-bound plane with holiday-goers, fellow journalists, and perhaps a few seekers of Schadenfreude.
Monday 15 February
Walking through Berlin can make you feel as though you are on the set of one of those post-apocalypse films from the 1980s, such as Mad Max or The Day After.
Wednesday 11 May
It is a special kind of relationship, and one that could prove crucial to Portugal’s recovery. In a reversal of history, the Iberian nation is now relying on the trade and financial support of its former colonies to help…
We meet the Finnish ambassador to Italy and find out why Peru is setting up shop in the Middle East.
The view from London after the recent riots, plus why Portugal wants more pensioners, and Switzerland's impending election.
The crime of stalking is elusive to define, tricky to prove, and tough to effectively punish.
As editor-in-chief of ‘El País’, Javier Moreno has made it his publication’s responsibility to drive social reform on a national level as well as maintain an international standing as the foremost Spanish-language newspaper…
Only a year ago, savers from Europe were pouring money into Icelandic banks, looking to capitalise on high interest rates. Now the banks are bust and the nation’s identity is shaken. On page 19 Monocle travels to Reykjavik…
An interview with the Swedish Navy defence attache in Washington, Qatar's position on Syria, and China and Japan put the spooks on each other on joint exercises.
As Japan starts to rebuild following the events of March, the management of the crisis and its aftermath has revealed deep-seated problems within the Japanese political system. The country boasts a long list of dysfuncti…
Flensted’s handmade mobiles have hung in well-designed homes around the world for more than 50 years. The family- run company is also one of Denmark’s most successful cottage industries and business is flying high.
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