Politics
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Do we need royal families?
While dozens of monarchies endure globally, recent decades have seen more republics emerge than kingdoms restored. Do crowned heads provide stabilising tradition or obstruct progress?
Lay of the land
Ahead of the country’s presidential election, we take a roadtrip across southern France to detect whether the far-right will oust Macron.
Growing pains
Fifteen years of global transformation reveal a paradoxical world: more connected yet divided, with optimism split between declining Western confidence and rising Asian prosperity.
Ensemble cast
Young leaders from Chile to New Zealand are redefining political style, trading traditional suits for hipster beards, band tees and carefully curated looks that connect with younger voters.
Can the Republicans take the centre ground?
Who should lead the Republicans into the next presidential election? Can they try to regain their old voice of moderation? Monocle's panel debates the future of the Grand Old Party.
What’s in a name? Why Turkey wants to be called Türkiye
Is “Turkey” an albatross around the country’s neck? And will “Türkiye” take flight?
Hack attackers
For the writers and cartoonists of Italy’s satirical monthly newspaper ‘Il Vernacoliere’, no target is off-limits, whether it’s a prominent cleric or self-aggrandising politician. We meet the team behind the gags.
Should Emmanuel Macron stay or go?
As France's president seeks re-election, two distinguished voices weigh his turbulent first term against pandemic pressures, economic stagnation and the looming threat of far-right challengers.
Positive influence
Prime minister Sanna Marin explains how Finland is setting an example for the rest of the world to follow.
Before the shooting stars
As Russian troops gather on its eastern border, war dominates the conversation in Ukraine. In its bustling capital, Kyiv, a novelist and reservist explores the uncertainty and escapism of a life lived in suspense.
