Business / Industry
Desert Dream
Once a provincial backwater, the Jordanian port town of Aqaba is in the midst of a vast regeneration programme that will reposition it as the ‘gateway to the Levant’.
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Edits / Travel
Monocolumn
Monday 21 May
The great unknown
It’s hardly an earth-shattering observation but my god the United States of America is a big place.
Affairs / Urbanism
On the edge
The word “suburban” isn’t usually a compliment, but not all suburbs are created equal. Wannsee, at the edge of Berlin, enjoys high quality of life and surprising diversity, due to both idyllic geography and centuries of…
Edits / Society
Expo 19: The good life
From micro to macro, we celebrate three close-knit communities where we would happily see out 2009. These are places that because of design, history or geography have what it takes for an easy going and cosy way of life.…
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Friday 17 September
Riding the wave after a hostage release
When American hiker Sarah Shourd was released last week after 14 months in an Iranian jail, a private jet was waiting for her.
Culture / Sport
Monocolumn
Friday 2 October
All down to the Rio brand?
Conspiracy theorists might argue that two news stories that emerged in the days running up to the 2016 Olympic city vote in Copenhagen were no accident.
Affairs / Economics
Monocolumn
Saturday 20 November
Why Irish eyes should look to Iceland
It’s a good thing for Ireland’s bankers that Reykjavik is just a short hop across the chilly North Atlantic from Dublin.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Thursday 28 July
All change as Peru welcomes in a left-leaning government
Glued to their televisions, Peruvians watched the inauguration of Ollanta Humala, the country’s new president.
Edits / Aviation
Into the wild
Serving the No Return Wilderness Area, Salmon Air carries passengers seeking a taste of the outdoors, and the odd llama. The skilled pilots undergo intensive training to deal with the airstrips, or lack of.
Culture / Arts
Monocolumn
Friday 2 January
2010: Artists answer call of nature
Tokyo may do a very good impersonation of a city confident of its position at the centre of the universe: from its neon skyscrapers and speedy commuter trains to its impressive haul of Michelin-starred restaurants.
Affairs / Diplomacy
High noon for Sharif
The new president of Somalia, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, has a lot to contend with: pirates, a humanitarian disaster and deadly rivals. But is he the man to revive the failed state? We meet him in Nairobi during a round…
Design / Property
Living large
In Monocle’s dream residential building, we would include the features and proportions of 19th-century Parisian flats and early 20th-century New York apartments, with a few additions of our own. Attention developers: ven…
Culture / Publishing
Shelf satisfying
Faced with the recession and competition from retail giants and online sellers, small bookshops have been disappearing fast from our high streets. But there’s one London gem that’s a textbook example of how to buck the…
Affairs / Politics
Asia briefing
Why Asia's capitals have that sinking feeling, the return of the Seoul hank, and why you shouldn't apply make-up on Tokyo's subway.
Business / Small Business
How to get lost
The US military has long used a type of camouflage pattern designed according to the type of terrain in which it will be used. Now, a Brooklyn-based company has persuaded it to try a new way of (not) seeing things.
Business / Transport
Aircraft procedure
Despite over 30 years in Australia’s public health sector, Greg Rochford experienced some turbulence when he became CEO of the country’s iconic Royal Flying Doctor Service. One year on, he’s gaining altitude.
Business / Society
Business Briefing
Why computers are not happy in Taiwan, and Japan's biggest technology firms join up to create a nuclear power mega-corp.
Affairs / Education
Class of 2011
Meet Gastón Acurio, a world renowned chef who has opened a cooking school to ensure the fruits of his country’s economic boom filter down to the neediest. He’s also No 1 in our education Top 20.
Edits / Travel
Expo 45: Seoul
Many cities claim to be 24-hour party places. But nowhere is a hedonists’ dream quite like the South Korean capital. Sure, it’s a dizzying mix of people, lights, traffic and consumption. But that’s also its great appeal.