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Should Emmanuel Macron stay or go?
As France's president seeks re-election, two distinguished voices weigh his turbulent first term against pandemic pressures, economic stagnation and the looming threat of far-right challengers.
World in reach
Our annual survey of the nations that have mastered the gentle art of making friends and influencing people.
Business: Global
How books are sold in Russia, flights are taking off in India and tattoos are fading in the US.
Affairs: Global
How Abba’s humility has contributed to its soft-power success. Plus: trouble in Nicaragua.
Good times
Travel has been stilted over the past year but a beautiful crop of new Parisian hotels is giving people a reason to visit and plenty to write home about.
Syncing feeling
As programmes such as ‘Squid Game’ and ‘Narcos’ capture imaginations worldwide, dubbing has become something to shout about. We meet a family-run firm giving foreign-language film a voice.
Thoughts that count
Five Monocle writers take the pulse of their fields of expertise, from Taiwanese resilience and the future of French politics to the pitfalls of fashion nostalgia and what's next for broadcast journalism.
Western promises
Once a fading shipbuilding town, France’s sixth-largest city is now a fast-growing hub of ethical entrepreneurs and creatives.
Labour of love
Nowhere captures the spirit of Gio Ponti more than a secluded villa that the architect constructed with real affection for his friend.
