Skip to main content
Currently being edited in London

Daily inbox intelligence from Monocle

Affairs

Page 84

Affairs

Ready for the reawakening

Once a paradigm of urban turnaround, New York appears to be backsliding into crime and decay. We meet the residents determined to get their city back on track and unpack the numbers.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 18 min read
Aerial view of densely packed Manhattan skyscrapers and buildings stretching to the horizon.
Urbanism

Up in the air

Big-name architects are helping to transform Ecuador’s capital – but do its residents want the high life?

  • Issue #158
  • 12 min read
Up in the air
Politics

Finding Nebo

In our October issue last year, we ran a diary of the fall of Kabul. In passing, our author mentioned a personal footnote – a dog lost. This is what happened next.

  • Issue #158
  • 7 min read
Taliban forces in military fatigues and tactical gear standing with weapons at what appears to be an airport
Manufacturing

Who’s keeping the lights on?

Denmark's wind-power pioneers Vestas and Ørsted are racing to transform Europe's energy landscape, but the current crisis demands immediate solutions alongside long-term renewable innovation.

  • Issue #158
  • 23 min read
Wind turbines in German countryside landscape
Urbanism

Urbanism & Design

An international group of architects working for the public in Mexico City and the world’s first fully collapsible stadium, built for Qatar 2022.

  • Issue #158
  • 7 min read
Interior stairway of Pilares community center with concrete steps, white railings, and blue painted walls
Politics

Affairs

Berlin mayor Franziska Giffey, a dating app for US conservatives and Andrew Mueller on the new populists.

  • Issue #158
  • 8 min read
Colombian ambassador Armando Benedetti shaking hands with Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro
Politics

In the swing

The stories you should be paying attention to – and the ones you might have missed.

  • Issue #158
  • 4 min read
In the swing
Society

Scales of justice

The weird and wonderful creatures of Singapore often get stuck. We meet the team that helps them out.

  • Issue #158
  • 4 min read
Uma Rai and Aaron Hyberger examining a rescued monitor lizard at ACRES animal rescue facility
Politics

Table talk

Politician Anders Adlercreutz invites voters to dinner – and there’s plenty to chew over.

  • Issue #158
  • 4 min read
Group of people standing around a dining table set for dinner during a political gathering

Monocle Cart

You currently have no items in your cart.
  • Subtotal:
  • Discount:
  • Shipping:
  • Total:
Checkout

Shipping will be calculated at checkout.

Please note: Orders to the United States may experience delays beyond the estimated-delivery window due to customs processing. Please refer to our FAQs for information on import duties and regulations.

All orders placed outside of the EU that exceed €1,000 in value require customs documentation. Please allow up to two additional business days for these orders to be dispatched.

Not ready to checkout? Continue Shopping