We take a tour of the most innovative and enticing compact communities around the world.

We take a tour of the most innovative and enticing compact communities around the world.

The happy hamlet we’ve conjured up blends an easy pace with the dynamism to retain its young talent.

We sniff out the secrets of diplomatic wags with our third round of embassy-based canine profiles.

The rural retailers whose need to adapt put them back at the heart of their communities.

Hitch a ride on Switzerland’s iconic mountain-traversing bus.

The Cannes property fair returns, shaping the future of our urban spaces with bigger ambitions than ever.

We drop in on the offices of a Floridian newspaper that takes its lead from the community it reports on.

The Istanbul-based news channel’s uphill battle in a country where media freedom hangs in the balance.

How Austria’s once-conservative seat of aesthetic endeavour learnt to love modernity.

The rural communities that have built on their craft heritage to stay relevant in an urbanised world.

From Auckland to Rome, find out why city living doesn’t rule out a relaxed, bucolic pace.

Fashion meets folk as new designers cut out the kitsch in traditional alpine clothing.

New shades and a return to simplicity are the keynotes as the eminent watch fair maintains a buoyant mood.

Val d’Aran’s break from Spain, Portuguese petrol and Norwegian citizenship.

What might trip up the presidential candidates on their way to the White House? Plus Central American migration to the US.

Unpacking the wardrobe of Taiwan’s incoming president, plus Pakistan’s record-breaking solar-power project.

The Egyptian president’s motorcade runs the gamut from bike to yacht.

Rebuilding Christchurch, Fiji opens up to Russia and Samoa’s most senior female politician.

London’s mayoral candidates assessed, high-speed rail pulls in to Tel Aviv and a chat with Belgrade city architect, Milutin Folic.

Russia after its Syrian adventure, China’s seaborne ambitions and the Nordic defence business hots up.

Making empty space work in the UK, Turkey spreads its wings and microfinance on the march.

This month’s audio and visual highlights.

The greatest show-and-tell on Earth.

Choice cuts from the world’s creative minds.

A world tour of wardrobe wonders, lingering a while at the Bangkok International Fashion Fair.

From a pasta-only restaurant in London to a colourful cocktail bar in Kuala Lumpur.

The Estonian president talks (and talks) to us about his fixes for Europe.

The Democrats’ poster boy on making a difference and shaking off his Latino label.

We have a chat with Vienna’s mayor, Michael Häupl.

Examining chances for change and the limits of power in Southeast Asia’s polyglot republic.

In the second part of our new series, we look at what it takes to make a splash in the booze business with the help of some of our favourite makers.

Eslite booksellers’ founder gives us chapter and verse on getting the best from his team.

Spirits, shoes and ceramics are just a sprinkling of the products we’re pining after this month.

From a Mexican hotel made of natural materials to a Scandinavian-inspired escape in the Japanese mountains.

Prepare your palate for the family-run company making lemon liqueur on the Amalfi Coast.

The Santa Fe neighbourhood that’s on the right track for families and entrepreneurs.

Tom Oldroyd’s small London restaurant is turning out to be a big success – and here’s why.

Meet Laurie Anderson: musician, director, artist, composer and inventor. Here she holds forth on dogs, violins, cheese and Lou Reed.

The Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris is an academic village of ideas and interrelations on a global scale. Monocle attends campus to find out what happens when countries come together in the classroom.

A refreshed radio offering, our Quality of Life Conference, a new book, our latest travel guides, a seasonal shop, a summer market and brand-new subject matter for our next issue: take a seat because editor in chief Tyler Brûlé has an awful lot to talk about.