All The Monitor's View
- China’s shift on transparent audits
Beijing proposes allowing foreign regulators to check the financial reports of Chinese firms listed on overseas exchanges, a potential big win for integrity in global stock markets.
- A light of impartial justice
A Kenya court ruling against a president marks a welcome triumph for judicial independence in Africa and elsewhere.
- Restoring trust in US elections
Public servants who manage voting procedures are stepping up to renew confidence in ballot outcomes.
- Wake-up call for Ukraine’s neighbors
For tiny Moldova, the war and refugee influx help stir greater reform.
- Latin America’s pursuit of peace
An eruption of gang killings in El Salvador focuses the spotlight on democratic values that can curb violence in the region.
- New sprouts of Arab-Israeli peace
A high-level summit on Israeli soil helps build on the neighborliness of the 2020 Abraham Accords.
- Diversity’s benefits in the Supreme Court
If confirmed as a justice, Judge Jackson would help reinforce the need for the law to reflect the Constitution’s universal principles.
- Ukraine’s knock-on effect on democracy
Other places struggling against dictators find inspiration in the bravery of Ukrainians to fight for freedom.
- A Senate airing on the uses of punishment
The hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson highlight the need to refine court sentencing to better define justice.
- A brighter light on Russian war crimes
Calling out crimes like genocide, such as the U.S. just did for Myanmar, may deter violence against civilians in other conflicts.
- Ukraine as Africa’s inflection point
The Russian invasion impels many Africans to seek a stronger self-image of freedom.
- A humble, climate-friendly pioneer in architecture
For the first time, the profession’s biggest prize goes to an African, someone whose village origins help define new ideas in building design.
- Fighting inflation by minting new ideas
Central banks struggle to battle rising prices while a core solution might lie in what’s happening already: more innovation.
- Gavels for truth against Russia’s war lies
Ukraine has wisely used three international courts to both win preliminary findings against the invasion and gain further international support.
- Land rights for Africa’s tillers
Women do most of the farm work yet own little of the land. New models of teaching land rights are shifting attitudes, notably among men.
- To help end the war, shape Ukraine’s peace
- A battered nation once again at bat
During a long labor dispute that threatened the season, pro baseball had to learn a lesson about how to treat each other.
- In Chile, will meekness make a strong leader?
A new president promises broad dialogue and a gradual approach. Can such humility help win a liberal agenda?
- Ukraine’s example for other bullied democracies
The civic unity of Ukrainians may inspire countries like Taiwan, South Korea, and Iraq in resisting dictators nearby.
- In Ethiopia, women trace the outlines of peace
Even as war continues, civil society groups and international human rights lawyers seek post-conflict healing based on the rights of the most vulnerable.