Affairs / Small Business
Africa/Middle East Briefing
Beirut's first street atlas creates order out of chaos, Nairobi gets an airport "bush hotel" and Lagos motorists get some hi-tech help to avoid traffic.
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Affairs / Society
Briefing Oceania
An Antipodean Martin Luther King and New Zealand on a go-slow.
Business / Fashion
Monocolumn
Sunday 11 September
Istanbul Fashion Week punches above its weight
The fifth Istanbul Fashion Week closed yesterday, and while the front row might not draw the same luminaries as Paris, Milan or New York, it has one thing that the other international fashion weeks currently lack: the…
Design / Retail
Crank it up
The commute may be routine but the bike you ride it on doesn’t have to be. As more and more people discover that a bicycle is an indispensable tool for urban life, Monocle visits five brands and artisans who can liven up…
Business / Food & Drink
Monocolumn
Monday 12 April
Vinitaly wine fair
Verona may be famous for a pair of besotted teenagers brought to life by the Bard, but in early April the Italian city focuses on another love story: the nation’s obsession with wine.
Affairs / Economics
Monocolumn
Monday 28 November
Post-election Argentina tightens its belt
With the jacarandas blossoming, barbecue smoke wafting from patios and temperatures rocketing, spring in Buenos Aires is in full swing.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Thursday 6 January
Forecast 2011: Turkey’s time has come
The diplomats can relax. No one needs to worry about “losing Turkey”. The West’s most trusted Muslim ally (usually described with the cliché “bridge between East and West”) is not shifting its loyalty away from Europe…
Culture / Society
Monocolumn
Monday 11 February
It's quiet. Too quiet...
When Chinese New year starts, Hong Kong stops – and our bureau chief, against her better judgement, finds herself missing the hustle and bustle.
Affairs / Retail
Monocolumn
Wednesday 14 December
The joy of real shopping
The best Christmas gift I have received in recent times was a jar of home made pickled onions complete with a hand printed label (thank you George Percy).
Business / Media
Monocolumn
Thursday 20 September
Online business models need to work in reality
Over the last few months, I’ve assumed the unexpected title of Monocle’s convention correspondent. If there’s coffee in paper cups, a lukewarm buffet lunch and a PowerPoint presentation – I’m probably there.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Thursday 22 November
Naked ambition
I spent most summers as a kid squeezed into my parents’ creaking blue minivan, trudging with family in tow at a slow clip down America’s highways, oversized duffle bags and wrinkled Rand McNally maps between us.
Affairs / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Wednesday 24 October
The Gulf needs to go green
It’s the bits in between that look so wrong. Sure the towers tower and the palaces glint but the gaps in between the buildings, that’s where it often falls down, where the urban vision is suddenly rather hazy.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Wednesday 5 October
Liberian president starts her fight to stay in power
Liberia’s ruling Unity Party had one aim for its flagship citywide rally held in the nation’s capital, Monrovia, last month.
Affairs / Radio
Monocolumn
Thursday 18 November
Bonjour Londres! French radio launches in the capital
Wander around the South Kensington neighbourhood of London as school finishes and you could be forgiven for thinking you’d been transported to a Parisian arrondissement.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Friday 19 November
Nato summit – making the most of hosting
Much like in the rest of Europe, the 22nd Nato summit has been dominating the news agenda in Portugal – but not just because of the alliance’s new Strategic Concept, nor the likely announcements on missile defence and…
Affairs / Government
Monocolumn
Wednesday 8 August
South America’s unsung political hero
Contrary to popular belief, the best leader in the world is not Barack Obama. Sorry to break it to the Germans but it’s not Angela Merkel either. François Hollande? Not a chance.
Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Friday 6 April
Weekend agenda, 7/8 April
This weekend’s highlights include a new Mexican restaurant in London, a restored French cinema classic and the latest album from Malian duo Amadou and Mariam.
Culture / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Friday 15 March
It's up to you, New York
As our New York bureau chief packs her bags ready for an equivalent posting in the Far East she has some parting words of criticism – constructive, of course.
Business / Media
Monocolumn
Monday 26 April
Battle of the New York newspapers
Most visitors to New York City newsstands began yesterday as they do every morning, choosing between the New York Post and New York Daily News.