All The Monitor's View
- Shoots of green integrity
Corruption risks in extracting metals for green technologies are encouraging transparency and better governance in companies and countries.
- The second big front against Russia
Like Ukraine as it rolls out its military offensive, neighboring Moldova has launched a truth-telling campaign against a massive information war by Moscow to keep the country in its orbit.
- An India of 'trusted collaboration'?
A state visit to Washington by the country’s leader comes with hints of shared values, not just shared interests.
- Repair of a postwar Ukraine means fixing Russia
International steps to seek reparations from Russia are not only about money. They also aim at driving introspection and atonement.
- Europe’s new unity on migration
Dealing with recent crises has built up enough trust that the European Union now finds it can better solve the wave of migrants.
- A newly ‘rational’ Turkey?
After years of trying unorthodox economics – and failing – a reelected president appears ready to follow data-driven norms based on proven principles.
- Why Mexico may beat the US in having a woman president
A very active women’s movement in Mexico may not have changed attitudes much. But in politics, it has changed results.
- Ending a war through a wide embrace
A ceasefire deal in Colombia with a guerrilla group welcomes civilians to track the ceasefire, opening a way for them to also participate in a final peace agreement.
- Ukraine’s rise-from-the-ashes resilience
Rebuilding the country in the midst of war was thought crazy. Yet look at how one city devastated by Russian atrocities is rebuilding.
- Hunger’s rising but so is a key solution: Gender equality
As more countries elevate women’s rights, they allow women better access in agriculture. Afghanistan’s acute hunger proves the point.
- A truth verdict against state-backed Rambos
A U.N. court links former Serbian officials to militias that killed civilians in the 1990s Balkan wars. That’s a lesson for the war in Ukraine.
- Ukraine isn’t Europe’s only front-line battle
The fighting spirit of Ukrainians has emboldened the European Union to ensure its member states – such as Poland – uphold democratic values.
- The liberation of Iran’s women athletes
In contrast to women leading mass protests for rights, female sports teams provide a model for freedom and equality.
- The debt deal’s lessons in humility
The rare exercise of bipartisanship between the president and House speaker shows the virtues of meekness and an openness to shared wisdom.
- Art as startup in Lebanon
The restoration of a beloved treasury of Arab art in Beirut preserves a tapestry of humanity’s shared civilizing ideals.
- Self-repair as prelude to reparations
California’s coming debate on reparations can build on lessons from other places that struggle with healing the legacy of racial and other abuse.
- From mortarboards to more creative careers
Gen Z graduates seek pathways into work marked more by values than material considerations.
- India’s civic spirit, still safely housed
A new Parliament building reflects Hindu architecture, yet it also has sparked a vigorous defense of the country’s democratic ideals.
- Getting a handle on sports betting
Betting scandals in college sports and other woes from a rapid rise in legalized gambling on athletics push New Jersey to weigh teaching students about luck versus reality.
- Picking books for public schools
The push to restrict or place controversial books in public schools has prompted many local communities to seek greater empathy and civic engagement.