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Urbanism

Revving the engine

After a major financial collapse, Motor City’s creatives are joining forces. So could the artists and gallerists behind the resurgence get the whole of Detroit into gear?

  • Issue #149
  • 8 min read
Oxidized bronze sculpture of DeLorean car with gull-wing doors open displayed on white pedestal
Urbanism

Core values

The architects aiding downtown São Paulo’s rapid revival are devoted as much to the area’s inimitable spirit as its modernist heritage.

  • Issue #149
  • 16 min read
Sunlit courtyard with tropical plants and natural materials in modern retail space
Business

Generating change

Denmark’s impressive transition from oil to renewable energy has been led by offshore-wind giant Ørsted. Its CEO tells us about the firm’s ongoing quest for power.

  • Issue #149
  • 7 min read
View from inside wind turbine nacelle showing offshore wind farm with number 15 visible on turbine housing
Society

Should museums heed calls for restitution?

Do the Elgin Marbles belong in the British Museum, where they have been safely housed for more than 200 years – or are they stolen goods? Monocle's expert panel discusses art repatriation.

  • Issue #149
  • 12 min read
Portrait of Alex von Tunzelmann during the panel discussion
Diplomacy

Winds of change

The president of Central America’s climate upstart stole the show at Cop26 – but he’s not done yet.

  • Issue #149
  • 7 min read
Rolling green hills and farmland with scattered trees under a cloudy blue sky in Costa Rica
Affairs

World in reach

Our annual survey of the nations that have mastered the gentle art of making friends and influencing people.

  • Issue #149
  • 36 min read
Illustrated diplomatic meeting with diverse representatives around a black conference table with country flags
Diplomacy

Affairs: Global

How Abba’s humility has contributed to its soft-power success. Plus: trouble in Nicaragua.

  • Issue #149
  • 5 min read
Stylized holographic illustration of four people arranged in a triangular formation
Media

Comment: Norway

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

  • Issue #149
  • 4 min read
Illustration of a contemplative figure overlooking a small town nestled in green hills with digital communication bubbles

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