Affairs
Gulf states project an image of unity but a proxy media war tells a different story
Under normal circumstances, the Gulf monarchies are at pains to project an image of calm, cohesion and predictability. Disputes are managed quietly and disagreements smoothed over with summitry and ritual declarations of unity. But…
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Mary L Trump and how power destroys a nation
An illuminating conversation with Donald Trump’s niece, Mary L Trump, about growing up in the Trump family, her early relationship with the president and why she has written a revealing new memoir.
New South Wales unveils a smart approach to affordable architectural designs amid Sydney’s housing challenge
The Australian Dream, to own one’s own quarter-acre block complete with picturebook home, verdant garden and Hills Hoist rotary clothesline, has shifted in recent years. But the desire to own one’s own residence, their…
From the ground in Davos: Bigger budgets and bigger deals
A look inside the record crowds, rising geo-economic uncertainty and US-centric diplomacy at The World Economic Forum.
‘I would feel safer to stay with Denmark’: Has the Greenland crisis brought the territory closer to Copenhagen?
On the streets of Nuuk, talk of independence has been tempered by Trump’s ongoing threats.
Playing God in Davos: Why the US is putting faith centre stage
Things are getting icy in Davos. Despite only touching down at the World Economic Forum (WEF) later this morning, US president Donald Trump has been dominating discussions along the Promenade all week. Shortly before…
Opinion
Trump has repeatedly shown that he will bend in the face of decisive opposition. It’s time to stand firm
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Touching down in Nuuk, ground zero for the world’s most absurd crisis
An improbable diplomatic situation has turned Greenland into the world’s most unlikely flashpoint. Monocle is in Nuuk to see what’s really happening on the ground.
What does Trump want with Greenland? Nothing short of full annexation
Maduro who? It has been a little over (checks calendar) two weeks since Donald Trump’s raid on Venezuela and yet you would be forgiven for struggling to remember the full details of the US’s…
Inside 19th-century mummy mania, when Europe dined with Egypt’s dead
After Napoleon’s Egypt campaign, the European bourgeoisie became fascinated by pyramids, hieroglyphs and mummies. The latter were shipped to Europe by the thousands, despite laws prohibiting the trade.
‘Lawless London’ is suffering an unusual crimewave – one that never actually happened
Wherever you look, from social-media snippets to politicians’ soundbites, the story is the same: London is done for. On its arse economically, socially divided and battered by a crimewave of unendurable brutality, the UK…
