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Trump could learn from the World Cup’s International Police Co-operation Center
As part of the International Police Co-operation Center, the multilateral intelligence-sharing efforts of 46 nations and 16 host cities keep the Fifa World Cup safe and secure – and it also teaches Trump a…
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Britain’s curious relationship with novelty candidates, from Screaming Lord Sutch to Count Binface
The UK’s main political parties have decided not to take part in the Clacton-on-Sea by-election, leaving one comical candidate to stand against Farage. What does it say about the state of British politics?
Giorgia Meloni is too astute to let her spat with Donald Trump go to waste
With the Italian elections coming up next year, Meloni’s spat with Trump could be an opportunity for her to shore up her image at home.
From plot to plate: Berlin’s restaurants are relishing in ingredients from the city’s allotments
Berlin’s ‘brutal lokal’ movement promotes growing, raising and foraging food from the region. Now the city’s best restaurants are getting behind it too.
Why joining a club is the best way to open doors and close deals
If cities and societies really run on whispers, subtleties and secrets – as opposed to regulations and timetables – then clubs are the epitome of a certain civic spirit. Once seen as fusty or…
Europeans might be ready to talk to Russia but they’re struggling to find the right envoy. Who might make Putin listen?
The EU is facing growing pressure to mediate talks with Russia – but picking the best person for the role could be the hardest job of all.
Inside Monocle’s summer issue launch party in Abu Dhabi
Peak summer in the UAE has long been treated as a season of strategic skedaddling. People’s apartments are shuttered, automated out-of-office messages are switched on, restaurants are suddenly easy to book and anyone with…
How relaxing are Japan’s electric baths? The answer might shock you
Hidden among Japan’s steaming bathhouses is a tradition that has bathers quite literally buzzing. Despite what you think about combining water with electricity, the “denkiburo” proves that some rules are made to be broken.
How Tokyo made it to the top of Monocle’s 2026 Quality of Life Survey
Our Tokyo bureau chief tells us about daily life in the calm, clean and ambitious Japanese capital.
Good cities point the wayfaring stranger in the right direction
Wayfinding is an art form and one too often neglected. There is a whole industry built around this craft that seeks to manoeuvre us around airports, hospitals and cities using signs, graphics and clever…
For democracy’s sake, France’s centre-left should reopen ‘bars-tabacs’
Where ‘bars-tabacs’ close, votes for the far-right rise. Why not bring them back?
