All The Monitor's View
Istanbul airport attack: Why Turkey’s response mattersThe Islamic world’s struggle to answer “who rules Muslims?” takes a big turn as Islamic State escalates its attacks against democratic Turkey.
Relieving the fears of the college-boundWhen more than a quarter of college grads with student loans regret going to college, Congress must focus on the quality of higher ed as much as student loan debt.
VW makes amends. A model in rebuilding trust?Volkswagen agrees with US regulators to pay nearly $15 billion for its diesel-emissions deception. Other steps are needed to help it become a company leader in how to restore a reputation.
The law’s fine line between graft and accessA Supreme Court ruling draws a distinction between corruption and paying for access to government. Citizens and their elected leaders, not courts, must ensure integrity in fair access to officials.
For Europe, lessons about identity in Britain’s exit voteEurope’s long history in defining new collective identities will continue as it deals with the effects of Britain’s vote to ‘leave’ the European Union.
The global impact of the battle of FallujahIraq’s retaking of the Islamic State stronghold hints at progress by the country’s majority Shiites in treating the minority Sunni as equal citizens, especially in the treatment of Fallujah’s fleeing Sunnis.
Colombia creates peace before ending a warTo end its long conflict, Colombia’s government and rebel leaders first had to strike agreements on what peace would look like. Only now have they agreed on a cease-fire. It is a novel approach to end other wars.
Let mayors rule the world?With many democracies polarized in their national politics, the recent elections of reformist and nontraditional mayors reflect a trend toward cities as the best model of governance. The key: Local communities can better build trust.
How real is job insecurity?Presidential candidates play to the perception of job insecurity, but new data analysis shows the US has ‘the most secure job market in the past 20 years.’
Olympics’ anti-doping leapWho was really behind a decision to ban Russian track-and-field athletes from the Summer Games over doping? Clean athletes who want sports to reflect a fair test of transcending human limits.
Caring for Islamic State’s victimsHelping the victims of Islamic State, from the Yazidis to the families in Orlando, is a life-affirming way to counter the militant group’s notion of violence as a path to salvation.
An ounce of prevention in VenezuelaThe UN’s new focus on preventive diplomacy is sorely needed in a country facing an acute political crisis, a fallen economy, and too many armed groups that could trigger violence.
Why students need teacher home visitsEducational inequality can be reduced if more public schools help teachers better engage with the families of students. Congress must assist by funding its own educational mandate.
Orlando’s counternarrative to Islamic StateAfter the nightclub shooting by an Islamic State follower, people in Orlando respond in ways that show how the radical group can be defeated in Iraq and Syria.
Working across the aisle for consumer safetyA bipartisan bill on its way to President Obama beefs up the EPA’s ability to regulate chemicals in thousands of products.
The India-US ‘love fest’Prime Minister Modi spoke to Congress at a time when reasons for closer US-Indian cooperation keep growing.
Politics: ceiling unlimitedHillary Clinton will be judged on her merits, not her gender. But if she’s elected US president it will represent an historic moment.
Wind sweeping down the plain? Use it.In Iowa, wind turbines generate nearly one-third of the state’s electricity, the highest proportion in the US.
Muhammad Ali: ‘I am America’Controversial in the 1960s today Ali's contribution is recognized.
The bridges for peace in AsiaAn international court’s ruling is expected to challenge China’s claims to islands far from its shore. The ruling will be an opportunity for Asia to assert rule of law and a code of conduct for the many island disputes.
