All The Monitor's View
- A victory in Europe for clean governance
Three years after mass anti-graft protests in Bulgaria, the EU’s poorest state may have new leaders dedicated to honesty and transparency.
- Amid civil war, Sudan’s civilians find charity
A truce between Sudan’s warring generals may enable humanitarian aid to flow. The conflict has already deepened public compassion and desire for self-government.
- How truth about debt sets a nation free
To help relieve the massive debts of poor nations, a G-7 summit seeks honesty in financial statistics.
- The kindredness of kindness
The persistence and breadth of generosity, a new study shows, matter far more than identity in shaping human interaction.
- The Islamic case for freeing Afghan women
Other Muslim countries make a theological pitch to the Taliban to lift harsh bans on education and work for females.
- Life, not death, as the standard of justice
A new report measures global progress toward a universal defense of dignity and compassion in the rule of law.
- Enticing, not inciting, gun owners
A gun amnesty in Serbia after two mass shootings helps open a dialogue with gun owners over the source of safety in society.
- The choice in Turkey’s vote
A watershed national election on Sunday marks an opportunity to put democratic participation above disillusionment and fear.
- China’s lesson in correcting itself
The regime may have learned that its hyped rhetoric of war on COVID-19 and Taiwan can backfire.
- A calm beneath the fear of debt default
As leaders in Washington debate lifting borrowing limits and spending cuts, the outcome may be a renewal of political consensus.
- Whispers to soldiers can win Myanmar’s war
More young men side with pro-democracy values, reducing the number of troops for the ruling military.
- For two of the world’s pariahs, more honey than vinegar
After a decade of isolating Syria and Venezuela, regional leaders hope engagement can bring change.
- A reign of listening begins
As Charles III accepts the crown, he adapts an ancient monarchy to the world’s new voices of dignity and equality.
- Pitching peace in Northern Ireland
The region’s bid to host the Euro soccer tournaments shows how sports, as much as formal peace pacts, can help bring social reconciliation.
- New cornerstones of Balkan peace
Serbia and Kosovo make empathy for the families of those missing from conflict the basis for renewed ties.
- Thanks versus tanks in Sudan’s war
As with Ukraine’s exodus of war refugees, the Sudanese fleeing a civil conflict find a welcome in neighboring states, a compassion that has earned global gratitude.
- A May Day of mental liberation in Cuba
The cancellation of the Communist Party’s traditional May Day celebration only highlights popular aspirations for democratic renewal.
- China’s wave of temple visitors
A surge of interest in traditional faiths offers an alternate vision to an imposed set of “civilizational” values by the ruling party.
- What binds Colombian gangs to peace
A renewed truce between rival gangs rests on a compassion for – and from – those seeking a way out of violence.
- Fresh forms of dissent in Russia
The Kremlin’s suppression of rights activists opposed to the war has led many to find new ways to make demands for peace and freedom.