Edits / Industry
The hot ticket
The Ajeto glassmaking factory makes one-off pieces to commission for artists and designers. Glass master and owner Petr Novotný believes this is the way forward for the industry – not mass production.
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Design / Manufacturing
Design republic
China makes cheap products to order. Could it ever make well-designed ones too? Monocle looks at the companies who think it can and are leading the way.
Affairs / Politics
Banana Republic
Ecuador used to be a loyal ally of the US, but now its new president Rafael Correa is cutting a very different course and even looking to Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez for political guidance. *Monocle* travelled there to meet the…
Affairs / Politics
Cyprus heal
After decades of Greek-Turkish conflict and division, could the island of Cyprus be nearing a reunification settlement? Mehmet Ali Talat, president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, recognised only by Turkey, is…
Affairs / Politics
One is not amused
Ahead of April’s royal wedding, Monocle’s second essay in our Scenarios series looks at the possibility of Britain becoming a republic and its impact on both state coffers and Brand Britain.
Edits / Society
Expo 40: Iran comes out to play
it was the former shah’s haven of hedonism and now the island of kish is being rediscovered as a place where the islamic republic can let its hair down (well, almost). A relatively liberal atmosphere, growing investment…
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Monday 3 January
Forecast 2011: Congo’s fate hangs in the balance
The Democratic Republic of Congo may discover in 2011 whether it’s getting better or worse.
Design / Fashion
Fashion briefing
Clothes, accessories, designers, retailers and labels to keep an eye out for.
The Globalist, episode 330
An overview of the Munich Security Conference with defence writer Robert Fox, we say farewell to Canadian pennies, and get the latest business news from the Czech Republic.
Affairs / Sport
Monocolumn
Friday 6 November
On the defence
The football champions of Africa will be crowned tomorrow as the Democratic Republic of Congo’s TP Mazembe take on Heartland of Nigeria in the final of the African Champions League.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Saturday 17 October
Czech-mate
Holed up in his office in Prague Castle, Václav Klaus, president of the Czech Republic, is standing firm in his refusal to sign the Lisbon Treaty.
Affairs / Defence
Monocolumn
Monday 28 September
Party animals
Beijing will play host to an emphatic demonstration of China’s growing military power on Thursday when a panoply of new military hardware is unveiled at this year’s National Day parade, marking the 60th anniversary of the…
The Globalist, episode 299
We find out why Chad just sent 2,000 soldiers to the Central African Republic, get the week's top business from France, and ask how Iraq's delicate political dynamic will change with the country’s president unwell.
Affairs / Politics
Africa/Middle East Briefing
Israel's glut of lawyers, the South Africans taking a stand against cheap imported clothes, and preparations for elections in the Central African Republic.
Affairs / Government
Europe Briefing
Style leader Sandra Roelofs, brain drain in the Czech Republic and election watch Estonia.
The Briefing, episode 145
Terrorism expert Valentina Soria explains why the UN blames al-Qaeda for Syria and we discuss the Democratic Republic of Congo with author Tim Butcher.
The Monocle Daily, episode 67
Is the Czech Republic onboard in the EU? We also travel to Florida for the Republican primaries and learn how Silicon Valley funds extraterrestrial research.
Affairs / Politics
Africa/Middle East Briefing
In our View from Dubai column, we check the mood in the UAE. We also have reports on Somalia and the Democratic Republic of Congo's election.
Affairs / Diplomacy
Monocolumn
Wednesday 28 July
Guns, nightclubs and a new government
"Who owns the Bacardi Bar in Bishkek?” is not the type of question that generally troubles the sort of UN and World Bank diplomats who gathered in the Kyrgyz Republic’s capital for this week’s donor conference.
Affairs / Politics
Briefing Africa/Middle East
How Joseph Kabila, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, gets around in Me and My Motorcade, plus why Hezbollah loves a good DVD night in and a spotlight on the forthcoming Lebanese election.