All The Monitor's View
- Footsteps of racial equality
Landmark cases aimed at correcting economic discrimination show how acknowledging past injustices moves societies toward fairness.
- Democracy's gain in the Middle East
A turn toward one-man rule in Tunisia coincides with declining Arab confidence in elected government, but across the region support for female leaders is growing.
- Changing the talk about climate
Communities around the world are finding that mutual respect enables shared solutions to the effects of shifting weather patterns.
- The next scramble for Africa
As Russia competes for greater influence on the continent, a new generation unbound by the past sets its own agenda for the future.
- Post-pandemic workplaces that uplift
New office designs aim to appeal to the entire well-being of employees, including a spiritual side. The pandemic left a desire for higher purpose and greater connection.
- Renewing consensus in democracy
Bipartisan legislation in Congress and state legislatures ranging from electoral reform to climate change shows democracy’s capacity to transcend partisan distrust.
- Care for Ukraine's wartime rape survivors
Russia’s use of rape as a weapon of war has spurred an army of Ukrainian experts to help heal those who suffered such trauma. Foreign donors are backing this compassionate outreach.
- Jihadis meet their match in Africa
In Mozambique, a rise in violent Islamist groups has been countered by a mix of military and social responses based on shared values.
- Italian pride in a leader's humility
Prime Minister Mario Draghi, a leader who listens and has kept a rare coalition of parties together, faces an upwelling of support after he tried to resign.
- Reset for clean governance in Pakistan
Restoration of a stalled international loan – with a requirement to address corruption – may keep the country from going the way of Sri Lanka.
- Transforming an arid Southwest
Facing the prospects of more drought, the region’s water users learn new ways to steward a shared resource more efficiently.
- An echo of Ukraine’s war in Asia
A new president in the Philippines reaffirms how rule of international law can help countries stand up to bullying neighbors like China or Russia.
- Listening as a political de-polarizer
Voters place more importance on accountability through direct dialogue with their elected officials than they do on party identity.
- Keeping the faith in Sri Lanka
As in many failed states, Sri Lankan religious groups step up in unity to help citizens through a deep political and economic crisis.
- Kenya’s new civic sensibilities
The Aug. 9 presidential election could mark a historic break from political violence and show that constitutional norms have taken root.
- India’s struggle to treat girls as equals
A parental preference for boys still leads to mass abortion and other sex-selection methods. India is trying new ways to shift norms but it can learn from one success story.
- Energy security the clean way
As world leaders scramble to the challenge of rising fuel prices, experts say climate-friendly changes can meet the need.
- For Ukraine to win, not all weapons are military
Pledges by other democracies to rebuild Ukraine postwar do more than boost morale. They send a message to autocracies like Russia on why states must be preserved.
- An alternative dialogue in post-Roe America
What’s missing in the polarizing rush to adopt new abortion measures is an emphasis on higher concepts of life and dignity within each individual.
- Mending a hole in Asia’s security
To defend their shared values against China and North Korea, Japan and South Korea have edged closer to reconciling by possibly resolving historic disputes.