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The next UN secretary-general will face a daunting task: to restore trust in the faltering institution
The UN is in urgent need of reform but will the opaque selection process to appoint its new secretary-general allow a truly transformative leader to emerge?
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The artistic ‘wall dogs’ giving luxury street advertising a personal touch
Despite the rise of digital billboards, a New York-based company is increasingly in demand for its hand-painted mural advertising.
Reborn from a historic 1930s art deco bathhouse, the Rockaway Ocean Club is reclaiming the Big Apple’s beach cred
As the summers grow hotter and heatwaves persist, city administrators have turned to real-estate developer CBSK to create more spaces where New Yorkers can cool off and reconnect with the water.
The UN General Assembly’s true value lies in the encounters that it facilitates
As New York hosts this year’s UNGA, you’ll hear all of the familiar gripes. But the forum can still be consequential, especially when they bring together countries that usually try to avoid each other.
‘Don’t use us to attack your neighbours’: The chairman of Euronews on the role of the media during global conflict
Speaking to Monocle Radio at Dubai’s Arab Media Summit, Euronews chairman Pedro Vargas David makes the case for more curious European media and why expansion to the Middle East matters now more than ever.
The UAE’s cybersecurity head on adapting to digital warfare and the promise of AI
Mohamed Al Kuwaiti recognises the dangers that AI poses in the sphere of cybersecurity. But its potential benefits, he argues, outweigh its risks.
Why China’s young creatives are fleeing the rat race for Dali’s slower, sunnier life
The mountain city of Dali in the multicultural province of Yunnan in southwest China has always had an independent spirit. Recent arrivals and returnees are bringing in fresh ideas and new businesses.
Live better: Behind-the-scenes snapshots of Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference in Lisbon
This year, Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference returned to Lisbon, the host city of the first event in 2015.
The UAE is rethinking its approach to foreign affairs without bearing grudges
In light of the conflict with Iran, the Emirates is ‘recalibrating’ its relationships with nations across the world.
‘A wheeler and a dealer’: How Roy Cohn laid the foundation for Donald Trump
‘American Scoundrel’ – a new book by husband-and-wife duo Kai Bird and Susan Goldmark – tracks how the infamous US lawyer shaped the nation’s politics.
Meet the best dressed at Monocle’s Quality of Life Conference
Though temperatures in Lisbon rose to 37C, our delegates still came dressed to impress with sharp linen jackets and polished sandals.
