Like latter-day Vikings, the Danish Navy tours the treacherous Gulf of Aden hunting for Somali pirates. Monocle goes aboard HDMS Absalon to join the fit-for-action forces as they deal carefully with these dangerous and…
The Danish Navy warship ‘HDMS Absalon’ patrols one of the busiest sea routes in the world, where more than 120 ships were attacked by Somali pirates last year.
A new retail concept "Present" in London's Shoreditch, smart leather sneakers in Milan from design team Twentyfourseven, and a collaboration between Danish clothing brand Soulland and one of Copenhagen’s oldest milliners…
When it comes to disasters, the first few hours make all the difference to rescue and relief efforts. And the better the kit, the greater the chance of saving lives. But is it time for a permanent rapid reaction force?
The world’s shipping is being held to ransom by a band of Somali pirates in battered launches. As yet another new president tries to take control of the failed state, perhaps it’s time we stopped playing nice and took…
Our editor in chief Tyler Brûlé takes stock of a busy year that has culminated in us cranking up the dial on Monocle 24, and charts the months ahead. But in between there’s glühwein and stollen to be savoured
Copenhagen is of course mighty on design and architecture and many of its storied studios are focused on turning the future green and pleasant. Here are three splendidly sustainable schemes.
September brings with it some scrumptious drinking and dining news, including the opening of a bar down under, a Japanese coffee grinder to get your hands on and a young chef to watch in Berlin. Plus: a round-up of Copen…