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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.

Article

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…

Opinion

Time for some cruise control

22 March 2013

With a focus on quantity not quality and some high-profile safety embarrassments, the cruise line industry needs to get back to being ship shape.

As a boy, I used to peer through the porthole of my father’s fishing boat and gaze longingly at the big bright cruise ships as they sailed by in the night. To me, they meant something great, something mysterious.

Article

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

Article

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...

Opinion

Have suit, will travel

2 October 2014

A lot of recent trips by Monocle’s transport editor Tristan McAllister have been to attend weddings. But when the destinations range from Alaska to Colombia it becomes apparent that one wedding suit does not fit all.

If there is one word to sum up the past few years of my holiday time it would be “weddings”.

Article

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.

Article

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.

Article

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.

Article

Business briefing

20 March 2014

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

Article

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…

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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