Affairs
Aleksandar Vučić was once Serbia’s infallible superman. Now he is in a precarious position as elections loom
For many, Vučić’s image came crashing down after the Novi Sad railway-station collapse. Facing unprecedented student-nominated competition, will he be able to maintain his hold on the country?
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Japanese craftsmanship finds a new stage in Kyoto’s Nishijin neighbourhood
The city’s historical craft district is blooming into a creative conclave, with a new generation of artisans, architects and retailers setting up alongside its textile makers.
Jaguar Land Rover has supplied the British Army for eight decades. Will it win the race to build the West’s next light mobility vehicle?
JLR’s Defender has hit a roadblock. As unexpected competitors emerge, the carmarker’s contract to supply the next-generation military model is not a done deal.
‘Every country in the world has a Wrexham’: Ryan Reynolds tells Tyler Brûlé what makes a liveable city
On stage at Livex Abu Dhabi, the actor considers what it takes to make a place transform from void to vibrant.
Will the left’s last-minute fightback be enough to keep Lula in power – and the Brazilian far right out?
As Brazil prepares to hold its presidential run-off on Sunday, supporters of the left-wing incumbent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, are campaigning with a new sense of urgency.
Katie Zacharia’s first press conference was a trial by fire that burned her out of office
Karoline Leavitt’s successor, a former conservative news commentator and attorney, had a rocky start – and end – to her five-day tenure as Donald Trump’s press secretary.
Dispatch from New Delhi: Monocle in conversation with leaders in aerospace, energy and engineering
Monocle joined Hitachi Energy to discuss how infrastructure and innovation are driving progress in India and across the world.
Catalonia’s exiled separatist leader is likely coming back – but to a fractured movement
Carles Puigdemont will have to reconnect with a Barcelona that looks vastly more fragmented than the one that he left behind when he returns to put the pieces of Catalan independence back together.
Recent strikes on Saudi airports show that the kingdom still has a way to go when it comes to security
Saudi Arabia’s airports are under renewed Houthi bombardment, forcing the kingdom to test its global alliances and re-evaluate whether its lavish Vision 2030 megaprojects have come at the expense of national security.
For some, this week’s national holiday is a bright display of Spanish pride. For others, it’s something darker
There is a lot that you can infer about those sporting red-and-yellow bracelets today – but what is the strength of the political message that the accessory conveys?
The secret to a long, purposeful life might be to delete the word ‘retire’ from our vocabulary
At the start of this year my brother-in-law, Phil, placed a bet with our dog Macy. I allowed this to proceed knowing that our dog had no cash of her own, so could lose…
