All The Monitor's View
- A revolution of respect in France
Open, honest debate about sexual violence sets a European society on a new course of equality and individual dignity.
- Respecting enemies to protect civilians
The rising humanitarian toll of global conflicts masks a quieter trend of nurturing peace among foes through empathy.
- Eurovision shapes the Continent’s identity
The annual singing contest endures geopolitical winds by focusing on the values that help build the European project.
- Civic joy in South Africa’s vote
A watershed election reveals youthful determination to sweeten democracy with compassion and unity.
- The idea factory in artificial intelligence
Economists find that AI’s potential in boosting productivity may lie in the notion of an infinite supply of ideas.
- Recipe for honesty in Guatemala
A Central American society embraces the patient work of dissolving corruption through integrity and transparency.
- The alternative to campus protests
At many universities, finding solutions to Middle East issues relies on what higher education does best: provide instead safe places for thinkers to discover and share ideas among equals.
- Trust flows on a river undammed
A project to restore salmon runs in Northern California redefines how communities care for nature and each other.
- European shield in Georgia
Mass protests in the former Soviet state against a Russia-inspired bill are yet another front against Moscow’s attempt to rebuild an empire.
- Dissolving abortion’s battle lines
Election-year politics aside, Americans are learning that listening leads to compassion even when they disagree.
- Neighborly nudge to rehabilitate Haiti
The selection of interim leaders for the gang-ruled country only happened after other Caribbean states saw a need to fill a power vacuum.
- A tender way to treat armed militias
Latin America has two models for eradicating violent crime. One is rooted in dignity and forgiveness.
- Why this Olympics feels festive
The pandemic’s impact on the last Games has put many athletes and fans in a grateful, celebratory mood for the Summer Olympics in Paris.
- Opportunity knocks in Central Asia
Russia’s woes and other geopolitical shifts have allowed the heartland of Eurasia to build on the freedom from big-power intervention.
- West Africa’s model of ballots over bullets
Senegal’s peaceful democratic change sets a model for governing with humility and trust in a region beset by military coups and violence.
- Lifting a stigma in China
Badly in need of skilled labor, China is boosting vocational training, starting with a novel way to end prejudice against such a career path.
- A House vote that breaks the narrative
The bipartisan passage of aid for allies and other legislation may mark a shift toward leadership forged by reason instead of political passion.
- Holy days during unholy wars
Inside Israel, both religious Muslims and Jews celebrate major religious holidays in ways that may bend the war in Gaza toward peace.
- The joy in Mexico’s election
Despite persistent violence, voters seek a freedom from fear by embracing two presidential candidates marking a historic change.
- Replenishing Ukraine
From money to arms to recruits, Ukraine’s leader tries to keep building up his country’s protections. Yet he also focuses on the arts and culture. Why?