All The Monitor's View
- Iran-US deal: A model of trust-building?
As world leaders convene at the United Nations this month, Iran and the United States show how nations can focus on what unites them.
- Racial unity in America’s pews
As more churches seek diversity, they lean on biblical truths.
- The call of history in a Turkish court
The European Union’s drive to add new members to counter Russian aggression comes at a time when Turkey may finally reform its rule of law to enter the bloc.
- A split Libya impelled toward unity
Catastrophic flooding pushes a North African country with rival governments into civic compassion.
- In Iran, girls just want to have joy
The regime fears a resurgence of protests on the first anniversary of the killing of a young woman for improper hijab. But Iranian girls may be demonstrating their ideals in different ways.
- When tragedy turns foe into friend
Despite their troubled pasts with Morocco, some nations offered generous aid after Friday’s earthquake, opening a path for peacemaking. All that’s needed is humility.
- Biden in Hanoi: The fruit of atonement
The president’s visit, aimed mainly to elevate Vietnam’s ties with the U.S., also builds on work by individuals to achieve reconciliation after a war that ended 48 years ago.
- Zoning for shared affluence
A scarcity of housing in the United States is driving both political parties to work together for reforms.
- A global reach for clean governance
Each summit of the world’s 20 leading economies tries to set higher standards on integrity to curb corruption.
- A balancing act on religious dignity
Quran burnings in Europe mark a new test for democratic values, but ordinary citizens find healing responses in unity and kindness.
- Europe’s big influencer on Ukraine
The Dutch have played an outsize role in aiding Ukraine. Now they might set an example against Russian-style ethnic nationalism.
- Chile’s light of truth on a dark past
The first official plan to search for those Chileans who disappeared during the country’s dictatorship strengthens the role of truth in how post-conflict nations seek reconciliation.
- The other war reporting from Ukraine
The country’s progress in ensuring equality before the law and curbing graft is as critical as the military counteroffensive.
- College admissions become more probing
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling against racial preferences forces schools to look deeper into an applicant’s character traits.
- Finding love in China
Young people, who tend to shy away from getting married and raising children, are forcing the ruling party to look deep into non-material incentives for relationships: love and shared values.
- The wisdom behind Zimbabwe’s election calm
Voters in the southern African nation have confronted fraud and threats with a quiet confidence in their right to honest self-government.
- China tries freewheeling science
As surveillance tightens in Chinese society, the ruling party pushes more freedom for researchers in basic science. The faltering economy needs free thought for scientific breakthroughs.
- Argentina reinvents itself
The sudden rise of an outsider presidential candidate reflects how ordinary people have reacted to economic malaise with an entrepreneurial spirit of creativity, community, and self-reliance.
- After shootings, Serbia looks for peace
Weekly street protests since last May’s double mass killings reflect a society seeking solutions to the root causes of violence.
- ‘Honesty will win’
Despite violence and election interference, voters in Ecuador and Guatemala show they demand integrity over fear.