All The Monitor's View
- Playing to a child's innocence
Bringing joy to children in Gaza is a good example of why the UN designated the first International Day of Play this year.
- Climate progress the honest way
The buying of carbon credits to offset a company’s emissions is getting a whole lot more transparent to prevent greenwashing.
- Europe’s election: The art of listening
While the right made gains in the European Parliament, both sides showed a willingness to listen to disillusioned voters.
- A prize for repairing riven societies
This year’s Templeton Prize, given to South Africa’s Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, speaks to places of conflict about the journey of forgiveness in healing generations of hate.
- Ukraine’s push on border integrity
To win the war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tries to revive a global norm on the sovereignty of national boundaries.
- The wonder of voters demanding trust
Elections in three pivotal democracies – India, South Africa, Turkey – hint at a renewal of rights and liberties, not a decline.
- An Arab way to a Gaza peace
A few Gulf states, such as Qatar, bring a subtle cultural approach as facilitators of negotiations between Hamas and Israel.
- An alternate future for war-torn Sudan
A large and diverse group of ordinary citizens gathered to shape a vision of a peaceful society based on individual liberty and democratic equality.
- A jury’s calm reasoning
In an unprecedented criminal trial of a former president, a panel of ordinary citizens relied on impartial reasoning and the pursuit of truth to reach a verdict on the felony counts against Donald Trump.
- Indonesia’s leap into good governance
The world’s third-largest democracy begins reforms necessary to join a global body that tracks its members' adherence to liberty, rule of law, and human rights.
- Baseball steps up to a unifying plate
Combining the historical statistics of players from the Negro Leagues and Major League Baseball marks the latest progress in equality on and off the ball field.
- Russia wises up to a Ukrainian strength
A corruption purge of military generals hints the Kremlin realizes it can’t win the war without honest governance.
- Teachable moment for African schools
New projects cultivate accountability and community cooperation on education by tying funding to verifiable results.
- A social earthquake in Eurasia
In a region short on women’s rights and equality before the law, a court verdict on domestic violence in Kazakhstan starts ripples of change.
- Americans who kindly disagree
At the state and local levels, the tone of public debates often matters more than the sharpness of disagreements.
- A twist on Iran’s succession intrigue
The president’s death shifts the spotlight on the possible successors to the supreme leader. Will the people, wary of nepotism, accept a son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?
- War in Gaza sparks a reckoning
Some Israelis and Palestinians share a deepening conviction that security means learning to live in peace under different leaders.
- New buzz on the ball court
Rookie Caitlin Clark is transforming women’s basketball, thrilling joyful fans with new views of excellence, agility, and equality.
- Modeling equality for Syrian justice
The world is growing more adept at prosecuting war crimes. A Paris court marks a new test for the legal boundaries and standards of accountability.
- Kindling trust, reducing risk
Despite sparring over tariffs and myriad security disputes, the U.S. and China forge ties on two shared threats with touches of personal warmth and respect.