Alexis Self
What other countries can learn from Finland’s world-beating media literacy
Finland claiming the top spot in the Open Society Foundations’ annual Media Literacy Index has become an inevitability. The Nordic nation has placed first every year since 2017, when the list – which compares…
Monocle’s 2025 Soft Power Survey – who is quietly gaining or losing influence in a multipolar world
Which country’s cultural influence grew and whose slumped in the past 12 months? We take a look at six nations.
The commute: Step out onto the street with Josefa González-Blanco
We join Mexico’s ambassador to the UK and her furry companion Tiny Dancer on their daily stride from Belgravia to Mayfair.
Standing up to Russia: EU foreign-policy chief Kaja Kallas talks Trump, Ukraine and Gaza
Monocle sits down with the EU’s top diplomat to discuss the need for multilateralism.
Opinion
If the Gaza ceasefire holds, it will be a vindication of Trump’s ignorant-man diplomacy
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Oman is carving its own path with the Vision 2040 plan
Driven by its development program, the Gulf country is aiming to reinvent itself without losing sight of its distinct identity. We visit Muscat, as the quietly evolving capital looks outward at the world.
How Hamburg’s Flakturm IV was transformed from a Nazi bunker to a vibrant roof garden
Once an imposing Nazi-era bunker, Hamburg’s Flakturm IV has been reimagined with gardens, terraces and a soaring staircase. Designer Mathias Müller-Using’s vision turned a concrete relic into a vibrant civic landmark.
The bold redesign that put Austin’s Blanton Museum on the global map
Freshly given an eye-catching redesign, a university art museum in Austin is navigating choppy political waters and helping to put the city on the cultural map.
How can today’s military recruitment strategies win over a generation that won’t fight?
With global defence forces struggling to fill their ranks, Monocle explores the bold, surprising and sometimes strange tactics being used to recruit Gen Z.
The slacker’s manifesto: Mastering the dark arts of doing the bare minimum
The quiet quitters and work-from-homers are doing something wrong to get all of this attention…
