Trish Lorenz
Politics
Discontent in France, Tanzania’s president, a new party in Poland and Canada’s longest-serving female MP.
Affairs
How should the world deal with China? Plus: Denmark’s happiness museum, five resilient cities, Belarus cosies up to the west and Brazil’s offshore defences.
Meet the winners Soft Power Awards 2019
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Monocle’s Soft Power Awards. This year we’re celebrating those who are persuading the world in a subtler way.
Smarter art
The image of the starving artist is well established. But as these entrepreneurs show, there are ways to make creativity pay – without having to sell out.
This is what success looks like
Does being your own boss mean weekend freedom or late nights? We asked eight successful entrepreneurs, from fashion to furniture, what their Friday evenings look like and what success really means to them.
Making it in Porto
Portugal’s second city is close to the country’s manufacturing heart and that’s why so many designers have made it their home. We meet some of the bright minds making a mark.
Food & Drink
Top tables and food finds from across the globe; plus a simple and sumptuous recipe.
Architecture
The brave design of a new beachside pavilion in Melbourne and a school in India using good architecture to enhance its students education
Take your pick
Do you fancy a 19th-century palace in Porto or a 1920s office building in LA? All bases are covered here.
Lively hubs
Greece's second city defies its underdog status: a million-strong "village" where creative businesses thrive, rents stay low and even Monday nights pulse with unmistakable, unhurried Mediterranean life.
