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How to cool cities naturally, without resorting to air conditioning
Humanity has adapted to environmental challenges. But to mitigate the effects of a warming world, cities must look to the past to glimpse a better future.
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Can hot-spot policing make America’s cities safe again?
Dallas police chief Eddie Garcia wants to restore faith in his force. And he’s using data and a renewed accountability to deliver change.
Ukraine’s women have the skills needed on the battlefield
Senior corporal Yaryna Chornohuz serves on the front line in Ukraine. Conscription, she says, would enable women to deploy valuable skills on the battlefield.
The complexities of a migrant campaigner
Alima Diouf fights against racism, so why is she now standing for a Swiss anti-immigration party?
How Latin American influence is reshaping Madrid
The benefits of Latin America’s influx into Madrid go far beyond its nickname of the ‘new Miami’.
Lessons from the deep with former US Navy officer Taylor Sheppard
Life below the waves can be stressful but a select few thrive in a submarine’s closed-off environment.
The Agenda: Affairs
What we have learned a year on from the 7 October attacks, Brazil’s spat with Nicaragua and Ireland’s naval know-how.
Affairs round up: Icebreaking in the Arctic, Rwanda’s aviation ambitions and 58 Polish “wolverines”
Arctic sea ice might be shrinking but it still inhibits maritime navigation. Seven Nato members have territory in the northern polar region but their icebreaking capabilities lag behind those of Russia and China. The…
Is neutrality coming to an end as politicians look to put Thailand back on the map?
As geopolitical schisms widen, will an intermittent democracy with growing regional clout continue to conciliate – or is it time to take sides? Monocle meets the diplomats who will decide.
Steering giants through Seattle’s waters at Puget Sound
Monocle climbs aboard a cargo carrier to learn how a special cohort of pilots steer these giant vessels through Puget Sound, a complex system of maritime waterways surrounding Seattle.
