Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Tuesday 1 March
Washington: Maghreb focus: Why Republicans are saying nothing
For nearly two years, there have been nearly unanimous verdicts among Republicans on virtually every aspect of Barack Obama’s policymaking.
- 17 results for policymaking
Affairs / Transport
Take the high road
In this issue’s transport survey we highlight some innovative developments in the car, aviation, bike, yacht and train industries. But in general, travelling is still a chore rather than a pleasure. It’s time operators and…
Affairs / Defence
Monocolumn
Monday 6 May
A ticking time bomb
The atrocities in Syria might soon provoke the US into supplying arms to its rebel fighters but the same tactic in 1980s Afghanistan meant arms recipients soon turned against the hand that feeds.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Tuesday 15 November
Berlusconi’s downfall brings out the English in Italians
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”.
Edits / CEOs
Expo 37: Kings of the Hill
Wannabe nations, industrial behemoths and global media brands all know the value of having their man, or woman, in Washington. It may lack the old cold war intrigues but It's still where the fate of the world can be decided…
Affairs / Emerging Markets
Rubber soled tiger
Perhaps unfairly lumped in with Russia, India and China, Brazil has natural assets – sunny disposition, carnival attitude – that are peculiarly unquantifiable. And as Monocle’s trip to the country discovered, the next 10…
Affairs / Society
Asia Briefing
Kazakhstan's capital finishes its Metro, Japan's rare deepwater salmon is given a reprieve and the Indian state of Tamil Nadu gets some new urban planning.
Affairs / Defence
Monocolumn
Thursday 9 May
Northern exposure
A visit to Seoul in South Korea reveals a nation that's comfortable in its identity and wearily mature about a nuclear threat on its doorstep.
Affairs / Politics
Americas Briefing
Chile charges a new "fat tax," Peru moves into second place ofter Colombia as top coco leaf producer and MONOCLE reports from Washington's corridors of power.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Saturday 19 September
Can we have the Bill please?
Bill Clinton schedules his annual Clinton Global Initiative for the same week that the United Nations General Assembly convenes each September in New York. Naturally, it’s a time when Manhattan’s streets are jammed with the…
Affairs / Aviation
Wing and a prayer
If your airport fails to meet US standards, then don’t expect flight connections to JFK or LAX. That’s what left Liberia facing isolation. The solution? Get the Americans in to train your staff and run your airport. We see…
Affairs / Politics
Americas Briefing
South America's revamped union, efforts to get Ronald Reagan recognised, and the new goldrush in Peru.
Design / Innovation
North stars
Denmark, Sweden and Finland boast institutions devoted to seeking design-led solutions to societal problems. Are they guiding stars for the world to follow?
Business / Entrepreneurialism
Future makers
Meet the entrepreneurs building a future for Egypt post-Mubarak. Each is attempting to turn crisis into opportunity and help spark a much-needed national economic recovery.
Affairs / Defence
On the defensive
The sheer breadth of countries covered by the defence-themed analyses in this issue illustrates the dizzying scale of modern-day conflicts. Some are in full flow, others are receding and many are threatened; all require our…