Culture / Television
Clearing the air
Deutsche Welle broadcasts TV and radio and in 30 languages worldwide. Established in 1953, today the public broadcaster is more important than ever – as a tool for public diplomacy.
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Affairs / Society
Teutonic lights
When we think about 21st-century Europe, we think about Germany. But our picture of the character and global outlook of the country can often be shaped by outdated notions. Here, Monocle crosses the real Germany and disc…
Business / Industry
Looks good on paper
Who puts the lead in your pencil? Probably a German firm with a history of making fine writing instruments. And it’s a past these players want to highlight as they do battle with those pesky digital gadgets. Meet the stars…
Business / Health
Health visitors
Affluent Arabs used to head to hospitals in the US when they needed treatment. But now, post-Iraq, they are increasingly choosing Germany’s private clinics. With the average foreign patient spending an estimated €80,000 a…
Affairs / Society
Latin Liebe
The streets are immaculate, the inhabitants are blonde and the local beer is exceptional. Welcome to Brazil’s ‘little Germany’.
Affairs / Entrepreneurialism
Monocolumn
Sunday 17 January
Germans get adventurous
After years of longing for a job for life and worshipping the ideal of staying at home in comfort, Germans are showing signs of becoming globally minded entrepreneurs.
Affairs / Defence
Monocolumn
Friday 22 January
Germans want their troops home
A few days before the international Afghanistan conference in London on 28 January, there are overwhelming signs that Germans are tired of sending their soldiers into a war many believe cannot be won.
Culture / Publishing
Printed perfection
Whether it be picture-laden coffee table tomes or volumes on aesthetic theory, Germany produces some of the finest art books in the world – and that’s not limited to Taschen. Monocle went to Berlin to pore over a buoyant…
Design / Architecture
Building sights
BAU is the world’s largest fair for the construction and architecture industries while also being a dream getaway for home handymen. From grand designs to garden sheds, Monocle visits the design world’s most no-nonsense…
Affairs / Politics
Defence briefing
Germany’s armed forces are experiencing an era of change. Just as they are becoming more active on the world military stage, they’re also facing cuts and restructuring. What type of military emerges in the end is still…
Affairs / Soft Power
Soft focus
If you’re Germany, you have no option but to assert yourself globally with a softly, softly approach. Since the fall of the Wall, Germany’s foreign office has become master of gently promoting ‘Brand Germany’, with Berlin…
Affairs / Soft Power
Dungaree diplomats
When a flood devastates Uganda or an earthquake strikes Pakistan, Germany’s THW gets some of the first aid workers on the ground. Mostly volunteers, they are part of Germany’s soft power arsenal.
Affairs / Politics
Europe Briefing
What your moustache says about your politics (if your Turskish), why Germany has its eyes on the Eurotunnel and why mint is flavour of the month in Finland.
Design / Automotive
Driving test
Whether it is solid German engineering at Hochschule Pforzheim, new technologies at the RCA in London or size limitations at Academy of Art University in San Francisco, what rolls off students’ drawing boards today could…
Design / Architecture
Architecture/Design Briefing
A Swiss gym, a Japanese shop, a German house and a Swedish school.
Section D, episode 43
We visit German outdoor furniture manufacturers Dedon in the Philippines, talk to architect Morris Adjmi, and discuss Olympic branding with Richard Spencer Powell.
Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Friday 9 September
Weekend agenda: 10/11 September
Something for your weekend: Monocle’s global selection includes a fashion-week pit-stop in New York, an intriguing German artist in London, and a film festival in Toronto.
Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Saturday 23 February
Weekend agenda 23/24 February
This weekend enjoy the latest film from Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda, tuck into some great food in Montréal, and enjoy a curious Anglo-German musical collaboration.
Culture / Media
Media Briefing
Expanding media in South Korea, cult German magazine launches an English edition, plus smartphone card payment systems.
Business / Industry
Business briefing
How Bulgaria became a world leader in snail production, the material difference of the new Boeing 787 and the German gunmakers tapping into the US market.