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Diplomacy

The peacemaker

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

  • Issue #159
  • 10 min read
Dmytro Kuleba wearing glasses and a grey cardigan over a white shirt, sitting in his office
Affairs

Life during wartime

Ukrainians are making plans for a victorious future but accept peace is far off. In the latest of our dispatches, a Ukrainian writer-turned-reservist reports from the front line.

  • The Forecast #13
  • 6 min read
Ukrainian soldier in military fatigues wearing tactical helmet with night vision goggles mounted on front.
Diplomacy

Living with war

We travel across Ukraine to find a nation fighting a war but also a people trying to prepare for a better future.

  • Issue #156
  • 25 min read
People sunbathing and swimming on a sandy beach beside calm water with city buildings reflected in background
Books

Culture

The 75th Cannes film festival, a Finnish art fair and the oldest bookseller school in France.

  • Issue #155
  • 8 min read
Woman reaching for books on tall white shelves in École de la Librairie bookshop classroom
Politics

Out of the rubble

Despite the ongoing war, Ukrainians are beginning to prepare in earnest for the national reconstruction that will follow.

  • Issue #154
  • 15 min read
Heavily damaged multi-story administrative building in Mykolaiv with emergency workers and crane in foreground
Affairs

Affairs

Hong Kong expats and takeaways from the world’s largest security conference.

  • Issue #152
  • 9 min read
Man in dark suit speaking at Munich Security Conference podium with gesture.
Affairs

The Agenda

The stories you should be paying attention to – and the ones you might have missed.

  • Issue #152
  • 4 min read
Officials signing documents at formal ceremony with flags and world map backdrop
Politics

Before the shooting stars

As Russian troops gather on its eastern border, war dominates the conversation in Ukraine. In its bustling capital, Kyiv, a novelist and reservist explores the uncertainty and escapism of a life lived in suspense.

  • Issue #150
  • 17 min read
Monument of Prince Volodymyr the Great overlooking Kyiv's modern skyline at dusk with river and bridge visible
Culture

Joke alarm

After 150 issues, Monocle reflects on humour's vital role in journalism and why wit shouldn't be feared in today's workplace culture.

  • Issue #150
  • 4 min read
Illustrated balloons spelling out 105 emerging from a bag against a brick wall background

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