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Hook, Line & Bunker

The Swiss are infatuated with their tunnels and underground shelters - and have more of them than any other country in the world. Monocle's David Michon and photographer Beat Schweizer explored their hidden appeal.

  • Film
  • 2 min watch
An entrance to a bunker.
Affairs

Defence

As the Arctic becomes ice-free, its value is realised and questions of ownership spur a bigger military presence. But the ‘Arctic Five’ insist any competition will be amicable in this new geopolitical theatre.

  • Issue #68
  • 6 min read
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Defence

Expo 67: Take off

Somalia is a failed state. But its Aden Abdulle international airport – once a no-go zone – may hold the key to its recovery.

  • Issue #67
  • 13 min read
Expo 67: Take off
Defence

Defence

The Israeli Defence Forces start a five-year-plan, Indonesia starts building submarines — with a little help from its friends — and the Australian navy celebrates a big one.

  • Issue #67
  • 4 min read
Defence
Urbanism

Border of Business

Despite being heavily patrolled, business across the US-Mexican border is more fluid than it appears. Monocle visits companies making all the right waves.

  • Issue #66
  • 8 min read
Border of Business
Politics

Defence

Chuck Hagel's motorcade, Ethiopia's dam trouble and Europe's new war games.

  • Issue #66
  • 4 min read
Defence
Defence

Defence

Whose defence spending has plunged and whose skyrocketed plus other news from the military world.

  • Issue #64
  • 4 min read
In some part of the world, defence is in recession
Defence

Liberty Belle

Deployed far from home, the USS Freedom carries more weight than its size suggests. As the apex of US naval technology, its success will decide the future of American sea power.

  • Issue #64
  • 6 min read
US Navy personnel greet the ‘Freedom’ in Singapore
Diplomacy

Defence

The world goes to cyber-war, Brazil prepares a new rang of submarines and we meet Washington's man in Yangon.

  • Issue #63
  • 5 min read
Abu Dhabi Ship Building
Defence

Woolly Wonkas

From US military labs to Italian textile mills, wool pioneers are forging new fabrics that could change procurement for the world’s frontline forces. We investigate how a natural wonder came back into fashion.

  • Issue #63
  • 16 min read
Natick tests a combat uniform

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