All The Monitor's View
- Driving openness in China
A small team of auditors sends a big message to Beijing that prosperity among nations rests on universal values like transparency and rule of law.
- A ruling for ruling better
South Africa's Constitutional Court upholds the dignity of innocents as a prerequisite for democratic governance.
- Building beyond carbon
Architects are responding to climate change with designs for thriving communities based on meeting needs through local values.
- Freedom of speech that starts with listening
The war in Gaza is prompting universities around the world to defend a pillar of democracy with the shared values of coexisting faiths.
- Ukraine vanquishing the other enemy
Examples of selflessness, especially in curbing corruption, not only aid the war effort but also may help Ukraine join the European Union.
- A lesson in peaceful listening
East African leaders are building a pathway to peace in Sudan through patient diplomacy based on trust-building and compassion.
- An invisible force in the Israel-Hamas war
Those who represent international humanitarian law are on the ground in helping restrain the fighting and protect the innocent.
- Chile’s patient shaping of a constitution
Voters in one of Latin America’s stablest countries seek a new legal code based on justice and equality.
- Limitless thinking in climate talks
A U.S. plan for the world to pool efforts on commercialized fusion energy will help alter the tone on solving climate change.
- How honesty fuels Nigeria
Africa’s most populous nation reaches toward an economy of trust without fossil fuel subsidies.
- Peacemakers and Putin’s holy war
In former Soviet states with churches tied to the Russian Orthodox Church, the Kremlin leader faces a rebellion against the invasion of Ukraine.
- Rising seas, rising compassion
The world’s first agreement on climate mobility – between Australia and a South Pacific nation – offers a model based on dignity and individual agency.
- Gaza truce as a marker for peace
Qatar’s mediation in the Israel-Hamas ‘humanitarian pause’ reflects other triumphs in building a less-violent Middle East.
- A mind for peace in Africa
Societies across the continent refine models of justice based on equality, inclusion, and reconciliation.
- Thanksgiving unity during a divisive war
When Americans gather for a day of gratitude and praise, their gestures of love are needed to heal the strains of the Gaza war.
- Climate fairness on a Dutch ballot
Europe’s architect for achieving climate neutrality faces a national election that may show how voters view the shared burden of energy sacrifices.
- Argentina as a Latin American bellwether
Voters opt for a libertarian president yet, at a deeper level, Sunday’s election continues a regional trend of strengthening democracy through trust and equality.
- The giving season’s new song
Appeals for charity, especially from Thanksgiving through New Year’s, may work better if those in need are able to control their story.
- Returning Afghans bring dignity home
The mass repatriation of migrants from Pakistan may strengthen a renewal of equality for women.
- At Biden-Xi summit, the voices of Taiwan
The summit’s reach for stability between the U.S. and China relies on respect for Taiwan’s embrace of democracy and independence.