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Q&A: Alain de Botton
In our July/August issue author Alain de Botton comments on one of the worst examples of urban development currently going up in West London. He joined editor-in-chief Tyler Brûlé at Monocle's offices in London…
Casuo Antiguo
Cádiz is an unspoilt destination where you can experience authentic Spain. Its historic quarter, Casco Antiguo, is undergoing a regeneration project, making the city an ideal place to own a home.
Europe
Russians promise to stub out the smoking habit, getting high in Stockholm, and bridging a great divide in Germany.
Greek revival
Thessaloniki has become northern Greece’s boom town. With €6bn in business investment and an infrastructure upgrade, it is now the key player in a resurgent Balkan region, taking advantage of its gateway position.
Americas
How a herd of zebras is saving lives on Bolivia's roads, and the Caribbean island where ATM machines have become a tourist attraction.
Africa/Middle East
Style tips from Libya's Great Style Leader and why watching TV in Lebanon can be fatal.
Body adrift
A former special assistant to Kofi Annan argues that the 60-year-old UN is no longer fit for purpose in our fragmented world. And Ban Ki-moon is not the man to revitalise it.
Spiegel eye
Monocle speaks with Klaus Brinkbäumer, a US correspondent for German weekly Der Spiegel, about covering the US presidential elections and his interviews with McCain, Clinton, and the Obamas.
Wave power
On O’ahu, a local independence movement has won back land claimed by the US in 1893. Now, many are calling for nothing less than Hawaii’s complete secession from US rule.
Wanted man
Former radio journalist Ahmed Abdisalam Adan has faced death threats and seen colleagues killed. Now, as Somalia’s deputy prime minister, he tells Monocle about life in a humanitarian disaster zone.
