Affairs
The Monocle Daily, 426
Monday 17 June
Regular check-ins and live interviews from the US and all across the Americas add to the mix of guests and analysis from our studios in London.
Affairs
The Globalist: Asia, 56
Monday 17 June
This one-hour show airs at 20.00 London time and focuses on the news agenda in Asia and Oceania, including a review of the region’s front pages.
Affairs / Politics
Asia Briefing
Issue 64
Japan's dapper finance minister is style leader this issue. Plus elections in Cambodia and cruising around Asia.
Affairs
The Briefing, 423
Monday 17 June
Fawaz Gerges profiles new Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani, we look at the potential of a UN role in Congo, and our transport editor reports on the Paris Air Show.
Affairs / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Monday 17 June
Smart cities aren't always pretty
With the results in for Monocle's annual Quality of Life survey, our editor reflects on what makes a city liveable. Can a tech hub trump a cobbled courtyard?All cities are not born equal. Painful for some to acknowledge this but it’s true. The city you are reading this from may not be as successful as London, Monocle’s HQ. Or perhaps you live in one of those well-run Nordic…
Affairs
Midori House, 424
Monday 17 June
A one-hour news show airing at 08.00 London time. Get the views of our editors and correspondents around the world.
Affairs
The Globalist, 426
Monday 17 June
Charlotte McDonald-Gibson previews the G8 summit, David Patrikarakos explains Iran’s surprise presidential election results, and we look at Vienna – city number five on Monocle’s new Quality of Life survey.
Affairs
The Monocle Weekly, 206
Sunday 16 June
Robert Bound and Steve Bloomfield meet war photographer Paul Conroy, hear from global music connoisseur Gilles Peterson, and talk with BBC US state correspondent Kim Ghattas.
Affairs
The Curator, 87
Saturday 15 June
The theme this week is science and technology: we get lost in space at London's National Maritime Museum and we're in Tel Aviv to test a new app that's frothing up the city's café scene.
Affairs / Urbanism
Most liveable city: Copenhagen
June 2013
World-conquering urban quality of life requires the trickiest of balancing acts between progress and preservation, stimulation and security, global and local. Perfection is unobtainable but Copenhagen is striking one of the…
Affairs / Urbanism
Quality of Life Survey 2013
June 2013
The elusive alchemy that makes a good city a great place to live is something we've been dedicated to understanding since Monocle began. With a sharper eye than ever, we present our top 25.
Affairs
The Monocle Daily, 425
Friday 14 June
We learn why Brazilians are up in arms over bus-fare hikes, ask if the US ambassador to Pakistan needs a new PR strategy, and look for a fun Friday night in Bamako.
Affairs
The Globalist: Asia, 55
Friday 14 June
Is Germany right to demand a delay to talks regarding Turkey’s EU membership? We also hear about the Airbus’s A350’s maiden flight, get an update on Tokyo’s toy show, and learn which Korean music festival to attend this…
Affairs
The Briefing, 422
Friday 14 June
The US is to offer military support to Syria’s rebels – a leading British commentator tells us what happens next. We also ask why the world’s most famous birthday song is the subject of a legal wrangle and on the day Ira…
Affairs / Urbanism
Monocolumn
Friday 14 June
Rio with a view
Thanks to its urban layout and natural wonders, finding your way around Rio de Janeiro is a simple – and pleasurable – exercise.One thing that strikes you very quickly about Rio is how easy it is to get a sense of where you are in the city. You needn’t travel more than a few blocks in any direction before you encounter a landmark – near or distant…