The Monocle Daily
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The Monocle Quality of Life Survey ranks Tokyo first and Copenhagen second
Jun 26, 202637 min
Live from Almedalen 2026: Defence, intelligence and space technologies
Jun 25, 202637 min
If Putin is ready for peace talks, who should mediate them?
Jun 24, 202637 min
Live from Almedalen 2026: How important is the gathering to Swedish politics?
Jun 23, 202634 min
Starmer steps aside but will Burnham be better?
Jun 22, 202640 min
Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Midori House weighs in on its World Cup teams
Jun 19, 202643 min
Ukraine targets Moscow with its biggest drone strike of the war
Jun 18, 202637 min
Donald Trump threatens to resume ‘dropping bombs’ if Iran agreement fails
Jun 17, 202644 min
Positive signals from President Trump as G7 works to build peace in Ukraine
Jun 16, 202637 min
Will Israel and Hezbollah observe a US-Iran ceasefire?
Jun 15, 202639 min
SpaceX’s record IPO, ‘The Guide to Generous Hosting’ and an homage to David Hockney
Jun 12, 202649 min
Belfast is burning: Where does far-right rhetoric on immigration lead?
Jun 12, 202636 min
Donald Trump vows to hit Iran hard for delaying peace deal
Jun 10, 202636 min
World Cup embarrassment before kick-off
Jun 9, 202636 min
Iran and Israel agree to halt strikes after exchanging fire for first time since April
Jun 8, 202638 min
World Cup fever builds with Canada hoping for a tourism legacy
Jun 5, 202637 min
Hezbollah rejects new Israel-Lebanon ceasefire as US House seeks to stop war in Iran
Jun 4, 202635 min
Ukraine bombs St Petersburg as Russia prepares to host Putin’s ‘Davos’
Jun 3, 202637 min
Are strikes against civilians ‘the new paradigm’ in the Ukraine war?
Jun 2, 202636 min
Netanyahu orders fresh strikes in southern Beirut as Washington tables a new Israel-Lebanon peace plan
Jun 1, 202638 min
Israel ramps up strikes on Lebanon and Gaza despite ceasefire agreements
May 29, 202633 min
How close is the US to invading Cuba?
May 28, 202632 min
British waters and Latvian skies become new fronts in Russia’s war
May 27, 202637 min
Are the Abraham Accords the key to peace or pure puffery?
May 26, 202639 min
Is the war in Iran creating a rift between Trump and Netanyahu?
May 25, 202637 min
Has World Urban Forum delivered on its theme of ‘Housing The World’?
May 22, 202639 min
Why it’s up to Pakistan to keep US-Iran peace talks on track
May 21, 202634 min
Xi casts China as the world’s stable power: what does this mean for the international order?
May 20, 202638 min
The stakes of the Xi-Putin summit for Taiwan and Ukraine
May 19, 202638 min
Why Taiwan is stressing that it’s ‘not part of China’
May 18, 202638 min
A wry wrap of the week
May 15, 202631 min
How the US-Iran war is casting a shadow over the Brics foreign minister meeting in India
May 14, 202637 min
Starmer stays resolute amid leadership challenge rumours and Trump returns to Beijing
May 13, 202641 min
Qatar hosts Gulf talks amid a ‘serious escalation’ threatening vital supply routes
May 12, 202639 min
Europe considers whether Gerhard Schröder should act as a mediator in Ukraine war peace talks
May 11, 202638 min
Copy of Decoding the Venice Biennale
May 8, 202647 min
Israel strikes Beirut despite new ceasefire. Will it jeopardise a wider peace deal?
May 7, 202639 min
Remembering Ted Turner and one year of Friedrich Merz
May 6, 202639 min
Asymmetric warfare from the Strait of Hormuz to Ukraine and Lebanon
May 5, 202638 min
American troop drawdown in Germany and Canada joins European summit
May 4, 202638 min
Our weekly quiz and what King Charles meant to say in Washington
May 1, 202642 min
Trump and Putin talk: much said but little gained?
Apr 30, 202636 min
Nothing to see here: Russia plans military parade with no weaponry on show
Apr 29, 202637 min
Leaders in crisis: A Keir Starmer inquiry and embattled Friedrich Merz
Apr 28, 202641 min
King Charles, Jordan Bardella and our royal fascination
Apr 27, 202637 min
That’s a wrap: Our weekly quiz and a look back at Salone del Mobile
Apr 25, 202645 min
The politics of economic shocks – which countries can weather the Iran conflict?
Apr 23, 202636 min
Has Iran gained the upper hand through negotiation (and memes)?
Apr 22, 202635 min
Ukraine hopes for fresh EU loan and the race for the next UN secretary general
Apr 21, 202641 min
Can Starmer stay the course?
Apr 20, 202640 min