Monocle attends the fourth annual Dallas Art Fair in the Texan city that is gaining kudos as a major cultural hub in the US. Local collectors, museums and arts spaces have turned it from a lone ranger into an international…
Friday 11 June
It would not instantly occur to many that country music might be a useful component of an American hearts and minds campaign in the Middle East.
Sunday 20 December
Western Saharan activist Aminatou Haidar is finally homeward bound after a month-long hunger strike, yet her stint on the floor of Spain’s Lanzarote airport has drawn attention once again to one of the world’s most negle…
The mining boom in Western Australia has seen both the natural and economic landscapes transformed. New services fly thousands of workers in and out each week. So Monocle went to dig a little deeper.
Rebranding Fiji's regime, saving butterflies in Papua New Guinea, and the wonder of ore in Western Australia.
Wednesday 26 May
On the face of it, it is just an auction of 35 horses in a small Western town.
Saturday 25 September
“I’m with Chávez, the granddad,” says the rosy-red graffiti on a crumbling wall in western Caracas.
Sunday 13 February
A degree from a western university has long been a priority for any would-be member of the Kenyan elite.
Friday 13 November
A top-secret military base in the mountains where Chinese technicians are building laser beams designed to render western satellites ineffective.
Sunday 17 October
The red sludge that engulfed towns and villages after a reservoir burst at MAL’s aluminium plant in Ajka, western Hungary, is steadily being cleared away but its toxic legacy remains.
The pros and cons of western intervention in Syria, we ask if presidential libraries can change the perception of former leaders, and head to Lisbon to discuss anti-austerity protests.
Europe’s first fully vegan supermarket, how Delhi translates western food culture, and we chat with food critic Jay Rayner.
A look at how US arms sales have tripled, why Madrid is becoming a design capital, and the possible lifting of western Australia’s shark-hunting ban.
Today on the Monocle Daily we speak with one of the few Western journalists in Yemen, talk to Europe expert Henning Meyer, and check in with LA and Tokyo.
We discuss Kofi Annan’s resignation from the Syrian dipolmaic mission, we learn about Tehran’s western modern art, and find out about Colombia’s growing middle class.
Thursday 26 May
Politicians are not known for their powers of self-reflection, but there should be a lot of uncomfortable glances in the mirror this morning in western capitals as General Mladic makes his way through the Serbian justice…
The financial spotlight has been shining bright on China’s big eastern cities, but as investors notice the wealth of opportunity and resources in the remote western region, the city of Urumqi is about to take centre stage…
A talk with one of the few journalists to has covered the state of Western Sahara’s “forgotten war”, we also ask how rare colour footage of 1920s London has shifted perceptions of the British capital, and go live to Malmo…
They never make it on to most magazine’s “Best Hotel” lists, but Japan’s simple, pared-down ryokan are setting new standards in service and design. The Fuyija, remodelled by architect Kengo Kuma, looks set to introduce a…
We look at the causes of recent political violence in western China, hear about the trial of anti-Vladimir Putin protestor Alexei Navalny, and discuss how to rebrand New Zealand.
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