Affairs
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Affairs
Finland’s exemplary education system, new uniforms for the Swiss army and Andrew Mueller on the Nato summit.
The Agenda: Ancient Greek
Greeks and Turks are working together to protect Istanbul’s heritage.
The Opener
Rubbish collecting in Zürich, a fishy name change and eavesdropping on the fashion set.
Meet Europe’s first chief heat officer
Athens is the hottest capital city in mainland Europe and temperatures continue to rise. That’s why Eleni Myrivili was appointed as the city’s – and continent’s – first chief heat officer last summer. We…
Swimming in the Seine
As Paris embarks on a project to clean up the Seine ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games, we look at the process of readying the city’s river for its water-seeking dwellers, explore how it…
Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey 2022
Monocle’s 15th annual Quality of Life Survey charts 25 outposts on the up and ranks the best places to put down roots. Did your city make the cut?
Meet the photographers: John Balsom
The Jogos da Lusofonia are an Olympics-style sporting event for people from the world’s Portuguese-speaking nations. We dispatched John Balsom – a photographer known for his powerful portraits – to the 2009 games in Lisbon.…
New kids in town
Thousands of Americans have decamped to the Lone Star state over the past two years: Dallas-Fort Worth’s population grew by more than 97,000 residents between 2020 and 2021. Meet the city’s latest arrivals.
Changing tides
Dallas has gone from a deserted downtown to a place where people want to be – but it didn’t happen overnight. Here we look at how this urban turnaround was made.
Urban upswing
Dallas and Fort Worth are booming as global companies relocate for affordable space and job opportunities, revitalising downtown districts with acclaimed restaurants and galleries while shedding their buttoned-down image.
