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The Briefing - Experts slash Germany’s economic-growth forecasts

2 April 2024

Europe’s largest economy, Germany, is hit by new inflation figures. We examine what this means for the continent and the path of interest rates. Plus: The Hague hosts a conference on holding Russia to account for war crimes…

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Rich seams

22 February 2024

From a vivid musical celebration of Chinese heritage to a Romanian modernist pioneer’s timely retrospective, we select the best of the month’s art and culture.

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Open to (nearly) all

25 May 2023

Charlotte McDonald-Gibson on Amsterdam’s attempts to attract the ‘right kind’ of tourist.

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The Briefing - Thursday 4 May

4 May 2023

Volodymyr Zelensky is in The Hague and the last UK evacuation flight departs Sudan. Plus: business news and our weekly Global Countdown takes us to Cape Verde.

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Rising tides

23 March 2023

There was a time when the leading talents in every imaginable discipline were concentrated in the same big-ticket locations. No longer. From Utah to Thailand, workers at the top of their fields are putting enterprising…

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Hope floats

19 January 2023

On the waters of the North Sea is Floating Office Rotterdam, an carbon-neutral structure that embodies the need to build better.

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The Monocle Daily - Friday 16 December

16 December 2022

Guy De Launey has the latest on the conviction of a Kosovo Liberation Army commander for war crimes in The Hague. Then, in our final show of the year, Chris Lord and Carlota Rebelo review the wildest political moments of…

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The peacemaker

8 December 2022

Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, has become the face of diplomacy against a country seemingly hell-bent on ignoring common sense.

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Soft Power Survey: Part two

8 December 2022

Our global index of gently persuasive nations.

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The Monocle Daily - Thursday 17 November

17 November 2022

The latest from The Hague as a Dutch court finds three men guilty of murder over the downing of flight MH17. In the studio, Marie Le Conte and John Everard cover the UK’s latest budget, China at the G20 and one French…

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Beyond a joke

27 January 2022

At a time when it isn’t always easy to see the funny side, comedians from Denmark to Dubai are providing a vital service by keeping us smiling – while making the powerful nervous. We hail these satirists, cartoonists and…

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Small is beautiful

18 November 2021

Size isn’t everything: what matters is the quality of life, opportunities and experiences that a city can provide. Our third annual index of the most welcoming, vibrant small cities around the world presents the best com…

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Choice cuts

2 November 2021

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

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The Globalist - Wednesday 15 September

15 September 2021

We discuss the EU’s strategy to boost trade and engagement in the Indo-Pacific region and hear about the opening of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague. Plus: the third instalment of our Canadian election series…

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Firm beliefs

23 April 2020

How do you measure a company’s success? We think it goes beyond revenue or profit, as important as they are. It’s also about creating jobs, solving problems, staying relevant and being innovative. Those skills are now more…

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Monocle on Design - Just my type

7 April 2020

We look back at a few of our favourite typography tales and hear about a Hague-based foundry making Arabic fonts, a calligrapher's adventures in ink, an east London sign painter and a typeface analyst. Write on.