47 results for alaska

Film

Life at Sea

17 October 2013

Monocle climbs aboard Alaska’s 50-year-old state-run ferry system. It's more than just a mode of transport for its users: it acts as a vital link to the rest of the world and an icon of the state’s beautiful solitude.

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Not for hire

17 September 2007

Alaska’s youngest governor, Sarah Palin, is taking US politics by storm. Her anti-corruption drives have found astonishing success – her approval rating is at 90 per cent. Now Rudy Giuliani is rumoured to want her as his…

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Call of the wild

8 July 2015

Tomos Lewis reporting from Anchorage: Set among breathtaking natural scenery, Alaska’s largest city is witnessing the emergence of an exciting culture of enterprise and innovation. photographer Ross Mantle

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Catch of the day

17 February 2011

The remote Alaskan outpost of Unalaska boasts the US’s biggest commercial port, thanks to a hugely profitable fishing season. And don’t forget the oil industry and a hit TV series...

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Northern flights

21 April 2011

PenAir was set up by a teenager as a lifeline for Alaska’s more remote communities. Today, it is the region’s second-largest commuter airline.

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Americas briefing

17 May 2009

The Obama's grand designs on their private White House living quarters, going Dutch in the Antilles, planting seeds of change in Detroit and the Interoceanic Highway near completion - maybe.

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Hook, line and sinker

21 November 2014

Alaska may be stuck all the way up there but people around the world know full well what its brand values are – all thanks to the soft power of fish.

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Business briefing

20 March 2014

Citizens regeneration in Detroit, salmon selling in Alaska and other business news and views.

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Americas Briefing

17 October 2013

Swapping rum for wine in the Dominican Republic, bidding for the Olympics in Anchorage and going long-haul with Alaska'a senator.

Radio

The Globalist - Friday 31 July

31 July 2015

We discuss politics in Ukraine, urbanism in Sydney, business in Italy, retail in Japan and the future of kimchi. Plus: a review of the morning newspapers and a journey through Alaska.

Radio

Culture with Robert Bound - A radio celebration

12 December 2011

This week we celebrate radio, travelling from Alaska to stations in London and Finland in search of the best signal. Trevor Dann joins us in the studio.

Radio

The Monocle Daily - Monday 4 April

4 April 2016

We ask where the Panama Papers fit into the canon of great historical leaks, investigate the acquisition of Virgin America by Alaska Airlines and bring you an interview with General Jonathan Vance, chief of the defence…

Radio

The Monocle Daily, episode 351

4 March 2013

As the National People’s Congress kicks off in China, Raffaello Pantucci of RUSI gives his analysis. We also discuss the US president-who-wasn’t – Mitt Romney, talk Czech politics, and head to the Iditarod dog-sled race in…

Radio

Midori House - Monday 20 February

20 February 2017

After Donald Trump's confusing reference to "what's happening in Sweden", Michael Goldfarb joins Mary Dejevsky and Tom Edwards to discuss some of the real issues affecting the nation. Plus: how Trump's America has hit…

Monocle Minute

Climate of change

10 October 2016

Look at a map of Alaska and you’ll see that its southern border protrudes awkwardly into British Colombia for 900km or so, owing to border disputes that date to when the US bought its northernmost state from Russia in 1867…

Monocle Minute

Ship shape

17 August 2016

Yesterday the luxury cruise ship Crystal Serenity set sail on a 32-day voyage from Alaska to New York; it’s the largest vessel to cross the Northwest Passage in the Arctic. Recent years have seen more icebergs melt, clea…

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