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Quality time
With cities blooming under spring sunshine, it’s time to assess global urban initiatives as this year’s liveability index is unveiled, highlighting municipal patrons boosting their towns—discover where your city ranks in the results.
Every picture tells a story
Correspondents in Syria as tourists to gauge the nation's mood and document attempts at revival amid ongoing uncertainty.
Following a hunch
As the canny, optimistic winners of this year's Monocle Design Awards demonstrate, staying on top of your game requires detective instincts and curiosity about what makes the world tick.
In the shop window
Bricks-and-mortar retail, from tiny independent shops to giant malls, can inspire the community around it. Andrew Tuck finds Monocle's Retail Survey reflecting what we've always believed: that in-person experiences are the most valuable.
The road ahead
Even the most well-intentioned changes can leave people behind. Electric vehicles, for instance, are essential to secure the future of our planet but not everybody can afford one.
Do cultural boycotts work?
In the midst of occupation, is it effective to ban a nation's ballet, artistic output from an institution's syllabi or musicians from playing? As Russia's war continues, we consider the efficacy of cultural boycotts.
All falling into place
Fifty architects and planners from around the world reveal the secret ingredients behind spaces that truly work, from Copenhagen cathedrals to bustling restaurants.
The hard or soft option
When war tests diplomacy's limits, which nations wielded cultural influence most effectively? Our annual survey reveals surprising winners in the soft-power stakes.
A Monocle panel debate: Is the way we work really changing?
The nature of work is constantly evolving. Here, our learned panel unpicks some of the issues that our workforce will face in the years to come.
Light in the darkness
Europe's energy crisis sparks debate between fossil fuel retreat and renewable acceleration, as mayors from Prague to Helsinki demonstrate how thoughtful urban planning can illuminate sustainable pathways forward.
