3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (167+ words) As a five-hour historical biopic fills French cinemas this summer, Monocle considers what other titles politicians could learn from. At a time of division and uncertainty for France, the title has chimed particularly well with younger generations who have found…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (279+ words) If Germany wants to dodge a powerful, far-right government, it might need to let the AfD dig its own grave. Many historians and those on the left will retort that Adolf Hitler rose to power with the same concept. But…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (869+ words) Saxony, once under communist rule, is now a German manufacturing centre for luxury brands. But can its capital, Dresden, become as synonymous with high-end shopping as Paris and Milan? Think of German luxury goods, and Porsche and BMW spring to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (250+ words) Are you one of those people who are prone to post-party depression? Or are you more the type who can celebrate a grand event, collapse, recover and get on with whatever’s lined up next? On this particular Saturday afternoon, I…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (254+ words) As cities swelter in heatwaves of increasing ferocity and the need for climate-regulating and shadeproviding canopy cover grows clearer, urban planners and landscape architects are turning to tree services and suppliers, to import trees. “Olive trees are incredibly strong and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (290+ words) Russia has launched its own fleet of Rassvet satellites, which could challenge Ukraine’s use of Starlink for combat. It sounds like the battle sequence from a science fiction film. An enemy is detected by sensors that transmit the information to…...

1+ mon, 4+ hour ago   (638+ words) Marines are told to get some real muscle, shark-skin technology for subs, China joins the international effort to tackle piracy, and new RPG protection for vehicles. US soldiers and marines are known for working hard on their biceps and six-packs....

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (691+ words) Ratko Mladić’ the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ is dead – but divisions live on in the Balkans Monocle Serbia’s former president Boris Tadić got it right. Ratko Mladić was a “stain” – and his death in custody in The Hague, where he was…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (536+ words) Lisbon’s Baixa neighbourhood, ravaged by natural disasters in the 18th century, is a design lesson in reconstruction that breathes harmony and order. Monocle touches down in Lisbon early next month for our annual Quality of Life Conference. For some, the design…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (271+ words) Greece is emerging as a trusted European hub for the development of many advanced technologies that are increasingly crucial to modern warfare. The goal, he says, was to make a reliable scaled-down helicopter. The project underwent a demanding real-world test…...