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The Globalist - What would Ursula von der Leyen’s second term look like?

18 July 2024

EU leaders are deciding today on whether to reappoint Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president. But what would her second term look like? Then: we examine the reforms being proposed in China’s third plenum and…

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The Briefing - Special edition, no 2: Live from the Sustainable Cities in Action Forum at Expo City Dubai

25 March 2024

The latest in a series of special live editions recorded at the Sustainable Cities in Action Forum at Expo City Dubai. Tom Edwards hosts a discussion on heat and wellbeing in the city, featuring insights from the chief heat…

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Prime movers

16 June 2023

The idea of changing a city for the better might be a daunting one but individuals with the requisite vision and initiative can make a meaningful difference. Here we celebrate six urbanists, activists, farmers and archit…

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Lessons learnt

23 April 2020

Josh Fehnert reporting from London: With public spaces shuttered and a third of the world in lockdown, coronavirus has fundamentally altered how we do business. But change isn’t always bad. Here are some positive takehomes…

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Monocle on Design - Looking tasty: food-packaging special

30 April 2019

What makes food and drink packaging stand out? To answer the question we speak to London-based Here Design, who share their thoughts on pattern, typography and why we need to stop saying the word “artisan”. Plus: Banglad…

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Let’s talk shops

20 September 2018

Is it game over for stores, malls and high streets? Not according to these developers and place-makers who believe they have the formula that makes bricks-and-mortar retail work.

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Upping the tempo

22 March 2018

With its scene buoyed by the Dhaka Art Summit, artists and architects are banging the drum for Bangladeshi art.

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Circus animals

8 December 2016

Biennials are a sparkling staple of the cultural calendar and a springboard for many artists’ careers. But have we reached peak biennial? If this year’s events are anything to go by, it might be time to call it a night.

Monocle Minute

Better safe than sorry

28 July 2016

Japan can sometimes feel very far away – both literally and metaphorically – from the troubles of terrorism. But those days could be coming to an end. This Saturday’s annual Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival in Tokyo, usually…

Monocle Minute

Bad fit?

7 July 2016

Bangladesh is still in shock after last week’s terrorist attack and now there are fears that the Dhaka shootings could devastate the nation’s economy by crippling its key industry: clothes manufacturing. In the wake of the…

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The Globalist, episode 281

26 November 2012

Shafiq Alam, AFP’s Bureau Chief in Dhaka, examines the consequences of a huge clothing-factory fire in Bangladesh. We also visit Brazil, Copenhagen and Lisbon.

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Asia

15 November 2012

Why 2013 will be a year of economic and political uncertainty in Asia, and the politician Jakarta has high hopes for.

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Defence

17 May 2012

Squabbling over islands in the South China Sea, shopping for warships with Algeria, and boosting the Bangladeshi military.

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Observation

1 May 2009

As political parties prepare for the Lebanese elections, the wider picture looks almost rosy. The country is reeling back its highly skilled workforce from wobbly Dubai and tourism could rise – if the country makes a sel…

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Thinking cities

17 June 2008

Alain de Botton, Richard Florida, Jonathan Raban, Ricky Burdett, Roope Mokka and Richard Alston – six leading writers, thinkers and academics give their view on the state of today’s cities, and their vision of the urban…