Friday 7 January
While Abu Dhabi’s most famous hotel put up an extravagant Christmas tree worth millions of dollars during the holiday period – demonstrating a certain degree of religious openness, many Orthodox Christians and Copts who…
A discussion about the use of Patriot missiles on Syria’s border, we look at sectarian violence in Burma, and learn how unrest in Bangladesh threatens the country’s image.
Fawaz Gerges reviews the health of Iraq’s media amid a rise in sectarian violence, the New York Times’ David Herszenhorn discusses his investigation into Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s past, and we profile the new Ita…
Thursday 21 April
A popular joke going around in Arab countries goes like this. A genie comes out of his bottle and asks the head of government (usually going through a rough patch) to make a wish. The politician pauses to think a second,…
Monday 21 February
A rare battle for the UN presidency is gaining momentum between two Asian nations whose situations couldn’t be further apart.
As the Taliban gains ground in Pakistan, the police can offer little in defence of the nation. Monocle spends a day with Karachi’s police chief as he worries about kit, corruption and crime stats. Then we meet the woman…
Our column from Pretoria looks at how South Africa is manoeuvering itself into a world-power position. Plus elections in Seychelles, educating ultra-orthodox children in Israel and demanding change in Lebanon.
We meet Argentina's man in Paris and bring you a round-up of happenings in the world of diplomacy.
Waking from the nightmare of war, occupation and civil unrest, Iraq has ambitious plans for the renovation and remodelling of its cities and infrastructure. The rebuiliding isn’t purely a physical process – a new mindset…
On 7 June, Lebanon holds the most hotly contested general election in its history. But this time the fiercest fights are not on the streets but in the media. We meet the key players from Hezbollah to the westward-looking…
The view from Kabul, the Taiwanese president's modest motorcade and health insurance for Tibetan monks.
School textbooks have come a long way since the dry and fusty tomes of yesteryear. Innovations such as digital editions, 3D simulations and role-playing adventure books are making learning easier – and more fun.
Al Jazeera has become the must-watch news channel for the unrest in the Middle East. But it is also a potent soft power weapon that the channel’s owner, the Emir of Qatar, is happy to wield. Monocle travels to the headqu…
Identifying positives in the wake of the Iraq war is a difficult task at best. Yet the music, journalism, art and television shows emerging from the Kurdish city of Sulaymaniyah suggest that optimism can be found if you…
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…
Welcome to Monocle’s annual round-up of 20 people who we think deserve a bigger stage. We cover diverse professions from shoe designers to politicians because we believe it’s not only the grand scale that matters, but the…
Monocle has drawn up a shortlist of 20 people – from politics, business, music and design – who we want to hear more of in 2009. By overcoming the odds, finding gaps in the market and thinking creatively, they’ve already…
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