Affairs Report: Power cut - Global
Many developed nations are entering the last term of the year seated somewhere towards the back of the class.
Affairs Report: Shifting sands - Ashgabat
When Turkmenistan’s President Niyazov died in 2006, it was the end of an eccentric personality cult.
Americas Briefing: New lesson plan - USA
Locke High School, in Los Angeles, is a portrait of what's wrong with state schools in the US.
Americas Briefing: Shooting range - Colombia
At his nondescript clothes shop in Bogotá, Miguel Caballero has shot most of his employees.
Americas Briefing: Hanging out - USA
Fresh campaigns will begin this autumn for Americans' right to dry their clothes outside.
Americas Briefing: Back on track - USA
Until now, the US has shunned train travel in favour of open roads and frequent-flyer miles.
Europe Briefing: Military intelligence - Turkey
The Turkish military is fighting a war with Kurdish militants outside the country and the ruling AK Party (AKP) within it - in July senior military figures were charged with trying to stage what would have been the country's fourth coup.
Europe Briefing: Finnishing school - Finland
Finland's standard education is held up as an international benchmark of quality, but its universities rarely make it to the top of global rankings.
Europe Briefing: Repackage tour - Italy
Italy's appeal as a travel destination has taken a hit of late thanks to images of uncollected rubbish in Naples.
Europe Briefing: University challenge - Hungary
Budapest was chosen this summer as the headquarters of the new European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), Europe's answer to America's MIT.
Europe Briefing: Driven ambition - Germany
Monocle brings you a new series on how world leaders travel, from their choice of car to their fleet of private aircraft.
Asia Briefing: Circle of life - China
Not long ago, upwardly mobile Asians sneered at bicycles.
Asia Briefing: Spreading the net
In spite of predictions that it would happen in 2009, China has already outstripped the US and now has more people on the internet than any other country in the world (253 million as of June).
Asia Briefing: Higher love
Among the millions of Chinese students going to university this autumn, 57 will be starting classes at the new Peking University School of Transnational Law (STL) on the university's Shenzhen campus.
Asia Briefing: Claw back
A tale of factory workers rising up against evil capitalist oppressors is enjoying a renaissance in Japan, 79 years after it was first published.
Style Leaders: Souks you madam
The first lady of Syria, Asma al-Assad, has pushed for economic liberation in her country and encouraged women to go out to work.
Africa/Middle East Briefing: Know thine enemy
More than 100 Palestinian students at Al-Quds University in east Jerusalem have enrolled on a two year masters degree in Israeli Studies.
Africa/Middle East Briefing: An elephant bouquet
A wine industry-funded scheme, Project Laduma, is to teach 2,010 people from South Africa's poorest communities to be wine stewards in time for the 2010 World Cup.
Oceania Briefing: Rock on a roll
It is not all economic gloom in the French Republic - boom time has come to New Caledonia.
Oceania Briefing: Home or away
Australia is worried that the flow of Asian students to its universities may soon turn into a trickle as students increasingly find they can get the higher education they need at home.
Oceania Briefing: Ore inspiring
The mineral boom in Western Australia continues apace - one in five people in the state now works in mining or associated industries.
Oceania Briefing: In a flap
Fruit bats get a lot of column inches in the Australian media.
Affairs Report: Which way for west
It is proving a long, hot summer in the global village.
Affairs Report: Fellow submarines
This May, units from more than a dozen navies assembled off southern Norway to practise rescuing sailors from a disabled submarine stranded on the seabed.
Affairs Report: Marching orders
Parade of military might.
Affairs Report: Failing state 01 - United Kingdom
Britain scores high in the life expectancy, education and GDP stakes but it's also a country beset by failing schools, Europe's highest rates of teenage pregnancy and festering community relations.
Affairs Report: Failing state 02 - Italy
It has the most UNESCO-protected sites in the world and it's home to the finest textile, footwear and furniture makers, but Italy is still in the dark ages where business is concerned, says a leading writer on the Italian state.
Affairs Report: Failing state 03 - Belgium
In one municipality there's a hotline to call if you spot a café with French rather than Dutch menus.
Affairs Report: Med school
Palestinians and Israelis are among the first intake at the new Euro-Mediterranean University.
Affairs Report: Summer of the siege
Two years after the war with Israel, another battle was raging in Lebanon among its own people.
Business Report: Star of India - Pune
In our series on emerging business hubs we reveal why you should invest in Pune, India's booming IT and industrial design centre.
Perfect Company: Bread winner - Copenhagen
After 40 years of selling Danish pastries in Japan, Andersen has opened in Denmark.
Business Briefing: Chicken Kiev - A nice little nest egg
Thanks to bird flu, chicken farming has rarely been less fashionable in the West, but investors are aflutter over the profits to be made from the business in eastern Europe.
Business Briefing: Wine time - Hong Kong
Wine merchants are pouring into Hong Kong after the government abolished import taxes on wine in February.
Business Briefing: Scandi China - Global
From China to Canada, governments are calling in the Swedes to help build new towns and cities.
Q&A: Stock in trade - Helsinki
With a presence in Russia since 1989, Finnish retailer Stockmann faces its biggest setback there yet after its Moscow department store was forced to close.
Business Briefing: Battle for the skies - Farnborough
The UK's Farnborough Air Show might be losing ground to more niche shows in other markets but it's still an ideal venue to gauge the temperature of the industry and the appetite for both commercial and government clients.
Business Briefing: Groom service - Japan
When word spread that changes were afoot at the Claska hotel, fans were concerned that Tokyo's quirkiest, most stylish (and only) boutique hotel would either be renovated beyond recognition or, worse, be closing its doors for good.
Business Briefing: Flying the flag - Italy
In April Lufthansa told Monocle to "watch this space" concerning its intentions for Milan's Malpensa and now they've been confirmed.
Business Briefing: Plate of the art - Japan
Visitors to Tokyo rarely find themselves in Bakuro-Cho but these days there's a good reason to head to this old-fashioned neighbourhood.
Business Briefing: Address book - Madrid
Five places to put on your itinerary:
Culture Briefing: Tequila sunrise - Mexico
Monocle meets the next generation of Mexican filmmakers, whose dream is to turn talent into commercial success.
Culture Report: Tokyo story - Washington
Aya Igarashi of ‘The Yomiuri Shimbun’ explains why Japan is worried about having a Democrat in the White House.
Well Stacked: Well-read square - Moscow
Larisa Petrova sells newspapers and magazines from a kiosk on Pushkin Square in the heart of Moscow.
Culture Briefing: Film
Monocle movies.
Culture Briefing: Art
Monocle art.
Culture Briefing: Books
Monocle books.
Culture Briefing: Music
Monocle music.
Culture Briefing: Art market
Monocle's art market update.
Design Report: You lift me up - Zürich & Helsinki
As skyscrapers are built ever higher, and architecture becomes more complex, there is a demand for elevator systems that can move thousands of people in minutes.
Design Briefing: Bending the rules - Ancient homeware gets a makeover
Odate, a sleepy city in northern Japan surrounded by Akita cedar forests, is home to some of the most talented wood workers in the world.
Design Briefing: High hopes - Denmark
The multi-unit reaches new heights with Mountain Dwellings, designed by architects Bjarke Ingels Group and Julien de Smedt.
Design Briefing: Paint the town red - Spain
Spanish architect Vicente Guallart is transforming the 800m-long seafront promenade at Vinaròs with a new clutter-free walkway.
Design Briefing: Prints parade - USA
Pochoir is a method of making coloured prints that uses a stencilling technique dating back to at least the 14th century.
Fashion Briefing: Won over - Flagship store for Danish brand
Fashion Briefing: Slow shoes - Florentine footwear
It takes 33-year-old bespoke shoemaker Hidetaka Fukaya six months to handcraft one pair of plain-toed Oxfords.
Fashion Briefing: Stitch in time - Legendary jeans hit Europe
Nearing its 30th anniversary, only now is one of the superlative names in Japanese denim, Studio D'Artisan, hitting the European market.
Fashion Briefing: Scissor sisters - New York siblings see both sides
Julia and Natalia Alarcon set up womenswear label Lialia last spring after throwing in the towel on their business careers.
Fashion Briefing: Hide and chic - Old-school wallets
Jason Gregory as he explains how he plans to maintain the made-in-my-own-backyard feel of his carry-goods brand Makr.
Q&A: Aldric Beckmann - Architect, Paris
Monocle interviews Paris based architect Aldric Beckmann.
Sartorialists: Melograno Editions, New York
Above the sweltering congestion and blaring horns of New York's Fashion Avenue, is Melograno Editions' 12th-floor atelier.
Sartorialists: Regent, Weissenburg
Weissenburg, a small town an hour's drive from Munich, is home to Regent, the high-end clothing company founded over 50 years ago by Henrik Barig and Michael Aisenstadt.
Sartorialists: Oliver Spencer, London
Monocle visits Oliver Spencer in Lamb's Conduit Street.
Fashion: Oh so pitti - Florence
At Pitti Uomo the brands on show this summer were taking new directions and exhibiting strong and innovative products.
Fashion: Back to cool - Global
it's time to sharpen up sartorially with some key pieces from the new season's collections.
Men's Fashion: Swim city - Beirut
Despite the rather unsettled summer in Lebanon, it was business as usual at the iconic 1960s Sporting Club.
Women's Fashion: Career change - The office
Monocle revamps its autumn back-to-work wardrobe.
Inventory: No. 16 - September 2008
Our international round-up of what to buy and where to buy it.
The street: Leading the flock - Lamb's Conduit Street, London
In the first of a regular monthly series of international street profiles, we popped down to Lamb's Conduit Street for a stroll, some tapas and a little retail reconnaissance.
The Specialist: Bag for life - Tokyo
Inujirushi has been supplying robust canvas bags with leather trimmings for the past 50 years, thriving on customer loyalty rather than marketing or advertising.
The Perfect...: A bicycle made for you - Palermo, Italy
Monocle has tracked down the perfect bespoke bike, with good looks and clever details, lovingly made by a family-run firm.
Property Prospectus: Apgujeong - Seoul, South Korea
The South Korean capital is shaking off its reputation as an architectural eyesore - and the southern district of Apgujeong is leading the charge.
My Last Meal: Garfish and friends
Jacob Jensen's products for Bang & Olufsen made design history in the 1960s and 1970s. For an imaginary final lunch he chooses the "incredibly well-designed" garfish, a meal that his mother cooked in the late 1930s.
Expo: No. 16 - School of hard knocks
Few architects would know how to build their own designs. That's where the visionary two-week ghost laboratory comes in.
End Point: Observation - Issue 16
The recipe for creating the perfect community is a complex one, but one thing people everywhere are realising is that the likes of Starbucks are no longer welcome.