All The Monitor's View
NATO on Russia's border: a check, not a threatNATO's plan for long-term rotation of troops in its eastern states is well tailored as a deterrence and not a provocation to Russia. The alliance's strategic patience with Putin reflects not a desire for victory but hopes for a nonaggressive Russia.
A global nix on nicotine's new delivery systemMost nations help people be free of tobacco addiction. Now the WHO wants a ban on indoor use of 'electronic nicotine delivery systems,' or e-cigarettes, as well as their sale to children. A global meeting in October should endorse such steps.
In Ebola crisis, time to honor the nursesAfrica's frontline health workers against Ebola are nurses. Some have died while many have been ostracized by family or friends. They may find comfort in a new digital archive of Florence Nightingale's writings, freely accessible on the Web.
Job creation and global economic rapportLast week's gathering of top central bankers reflects how much governments have learned to work together since the Great Recession to prevent 'spillovers' of their economic and financial actions.
Amid war and beheadings, Iraq's fresh startIraq has tapped a new leader who represents a possible inclusive leadership that can heal religious and ethnic divisions, based on unity around constitutional rights.
Putin’s backward gazeBy moving on Ukraine, Vladimir Putin looks to the past when he should be envisioning a fresh future for Russia.
America’s rainbow schoolsThe most diverse group of students ever will enter public schools this fall. With help from adults, they will shine.
Smarter police workBuilding trust can help prevent another Ferguson, Mo.
Will a robot take your job?Experts are divided, but humans can still decide what will happen
There’s gold in college sports ...... and that’s the problem
Women’s breakthroughsMaryam Mirzakhani has won the ‘Nobel Prize’ of mathematics to crack another glass ceiling. And she’s not alone.
Scotland’s big decisionA Sept. 18 referendum on independence raises questions about diversity and democracy.
Supermoons and beyondLate summer has rewarded sky-watchers with visual wonders. But there’s even more out there to ponder.
Redefining age in aging societiesTo keep ahead of an aging society, Britain now has an 'older workers' champion.' The big task, as more people in advanced nations put off retirement, is to shift attitudes about what is 'old.'
The world stake in Khmer Rouge convictionsGlobal progress in seeking justice after mass atrocities gained a step with the first verdict against senior Khmer Rouge leaders.
State sovereignty, up for grabsBy encroaching on others' territories, China, Russia, and Islamic terrorist armies challenge the norms of state sovereignty. How should the world respond?
What Israelis, Palestinians expect from the world but not each otherThe third war between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza reveals how much each side has little empathy for each other even as they seek empathy from the world for their civilian suffering.
The real leaders at the Obama-African summitPresident Obama's summit with African leaders mainly focuses on business ties. Yet the continent's outsized youth population may really determine Africa's future.
How calm can counter EbolaHealth officials say they must act as much to calm fears of Ebola as to contain the outbreak. Media-driven hysteria about Ebola doesn't help.
Disarm Gaza? Why Israel's idea deserves a look.For this Israel-Gaza war, Hamas relied on better rockets and tunnels. Now Israel won't settle for a truce without a plan to disarm Gaza. Are there precedents for this idea to work?
