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World in reach

Our annual survey of the nations that have mastered the gentle art of making friends and influencing people.
Return to hope

Ten years after the death of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya faces numerous challenges – not to mention military standoffs – in its bid to become the Dubai of north Africa. Yet as Mary Fitzgerald, Monocle’s correspondent in the region, finds on a visit to Tripoli, where she once lived, a period of calm is allowing people to dream again.
Winds of change

The president of Central America’s climate upstart stole the show at Cop26 – but he’s not done yet.
Should museums heed calls for restitution?

Do the Elgin Marbles belong in the British Museum, where they have been safely housed and displayed for more than 200 years – or are they stolen goods? Monocle’s expert panel discusses the repatriation of art in a time of culture wars and identity politics.
Generating change

Denmark’s impressive transition from oil to renewable energy has been led by offshore-wind giant Ørsted. Its CEO tells us about the firm’s ongoing quest for power.
Crest of a wave

The Galician port city is establishing itself as a hub of entrepreneurship, technology, international trade – and exceptional weather. Welcome to ‘Galifornia’.
Wood intentions

A greater embrace of timber and the use of digital efficiency simulacra were among the constructive ideas for greener property at the latest Expo Real trade fair.
Art direction

How can the Uzbek capital become an art city? The plan: to eschew starchitects and take things slowly.
Choice cuts

We source the best new art and retail – and meet the creative minds behind it – to make yours a winter of cultural contentment.
Revving the engine

After a major financial collapse, Motor City’s creatives are joining forces. So could the artists and gallerists behind the resurgence get the whole of Detroit into gear?
Core values

The architects aiding downtown São Paulo’s rapid revival are devoted as much to the area’s inimitable spirit as its modernist heritage.
Collecting the set

How a personal haul of modernist homeware became a premier prop source for the global film industry.
Bringing it all back home

Fendi’s ‘F’ logo is evocative of fashion at its most refined. And its new partnership with investment group Design Holding could soon see it become equally associated with fine furniture and interior design. Fendi’s CEO, Serge Brunschwig, shares some home truths.
Flip the stitch

Amid relaxing standards of formality in the workplace, sales of suits in Japan have fallen sharply. But one Tokyo label is going against the grain. We meet the menswear mavericks behind The Gentleman in the Parlour.
Walking distance

How London shoe-maker Henry Maxwell rebooted its bespoke business in a new part of town.
Wrapped up

Stuck for gift ideas? Delight loved ones by encouraging them to enjoy the brisk weather, nestle in the bedroom or sit by a fire with these accessories. Feeling generous?
Cold moves

Welcome winter by elevating your look with a swish tweed or worsted wool coat layered over soft knits.

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Menswear / Paris

Cold moves

Welcome winter by elevating your look with a swish tweed or worsted wool coat layered over soft knits.

Stylist: Loyc Falque

Photography: James Weston

jumper by *Fursac*, shirt and t-shirt by *Uniqlo*, bag by *Hermès*, watch by *Tag Heuer*

jacket by *Woolrich*, jumper by *Hartford*, trousers by *Brunello Cucinelli*, socks by *Falke*, shoes by *JM Weston*

coat by *Cohérence* at *Beige Habilleur*, jumper by *Paul & Shark*, trousers by *De Bonne Facture*, socks by *Falke*, shoes by *Church’s*, watch by *Tag Heuer*

jacket by *Prada*, jumper by *Brioni*, scarf by *Fred Perry*

coat by *De Bonne Facture*, jumper by *Armani Exchange*, t-shirt by *Uniqlo*, trousers by *Agnès B*, boots by *Paraboot*

coat by *Handpicked*, jumper by *Herno*, t-shirt by *Uniqlo*, trousers by *Margaret Howell*

coat by *Hermès*, jumper by *Fursac*, t-shirt by *Uniqlo*, trousers by *De Bonne Facture*, shoes by *John Lobb*

jacket by *A Kind of Guise*, jumper by *Anderson & Sheppard*, trousers by *Kidur*, socks by *Falke*, shoes by *JM Weston*, watch by *Tag Heuer*

jacket by *Valstar*, jumper by *Arket*, t-shirt by *Uniqlo*, trousers by *Tod’s*, socks by *Falke*, shoes by *Paraboot*

model: Christopher Einla. hair: hair Damien Lacoussade. make-up: Emilie Plume. stylist’s assistant: Laura Cheron

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The Continental Shift

Editor’s letter

The Opener

Flake news

Brazil’s big cat

Call of the wild

Comment: Norway

Affairs: Global

Defence and Diplomacy: Global

Business: Global

Culture: Global

Urbanism and design: Global

World in reach

Return to hope

Winds of change

Should museums heed calls for restitution?

Generating change

Crest of a wave

Wood intentions

Art direction

Choice cuts

Revving the engine

Core values

Collecting the set

Bringing it all back home

Flip the stitch

Walking distance

Wrapped up

Cold moves

Bags of potential

Merry masterclass

Tables of contentment

All the trimmings

Worldwide wonderlands

Statues of liberty

All together now

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