All The Monitor's View
Religious responses to religious persecutionWhen Nicaragua’s regime cracked down on church leaders, Latin American Catholics responded with prayer. With more assaults on religious liberty worldwide, the faithful need to react in ways that affirm their beliefs.
Pakistan’s election: a victory for womenIn many villages, women voted for the first time as the July 25 election came with new rules and a rigorous registration campaign of female voters. Pakistan may have seen a big shift toward democratic equality.
Prepping US workers for new skillsA White House initiative provides an excellent way to ensure Americans can fit into a workplace driven by rapid technological change.
What’s gained when White Helmet rescuers are rescuedIsrael, Jordan, and many other countries joined to save a group of famous volunteer aid workers in the Syrian war, proving the reach of humanitarian law in protecting the innocent.
Wanted: mediator to end America’s longest warAfghanistan has lately seen many countries seeking a role in starting a peace process. With the US now open to talks with the Taliban, such negotiations will need a third party well versed in the skills of conflict resolution.
Facebook’s search for local virtuesAccused of allowing its platforms to spread rumors that led to violence, the social media giant now struggles to find local community standards with which to ban danger-inciting words and images. The solution may lie in balancing universal rights with ‘ordinary virtues.’
South Africa revives a Mandela legacyA new president may again put human rights as the country’s focus, symbolized by a move to not withdraw from the International Criminal Court.
How truth encircles the White HouseThe president’s own intelligence chief shows how to counter Mr. Trump’s misstatements about Russia’s role in the 2016 election.
A peace in Africa cemented in forgivenessEthiopia and Eritrea ended a two-decade conflict with a deal that their two leaders say was based on forgiving each other for past offenses.
Why this World Cup final is like no otherDespite a small population, Croatia goes up against France – and against its own history of war and struggle.
Trump’s demand for reciprocity with alliesOn trade access and defense spending, he seeks an equality that requires rewriting the West’s social contract.
Mexico as a haven for asylum seekersAs fewer Mexicans venture north, the country is working with the US to be a better haven for Central Americans fleeing fear.
A big question for Trump’s Supreme Court nomineeIf the high court is ever to be depoliticized, nominees must show how their decisonmaking process reflects the virtues of self-government that lie at the heart of the Constitution.
Thai cave rescue: a metaphor on climate adaptationThe world’s empathy toward the boys and rescuers shows what is possible in unifying behind adaptation to other weather risks, including the effects of climate change.
Why Trump can’t ignore Central AmericaAs Europe has discovered with Africa, the US is learning again with its migrant crisis that poor and troubled neighbors cannot be shut off simply by more border security. Being secure requires being neighborly.
Can NATO use truth against Russian lies?The alliance’s coming summit can be used to support nations in Europe that are learning how to counter Kremlin disinformation with ‘critical thinking’ among their citizens.
An impending revolution in MexicoThe incoming president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, promises a radical approach to ending corruption, one based on a view of people as moral. Yet he also assumes people only need to see a leader who sets a good example.
AI can have values if not a conscienceThe author of ‘Frankenstein’ started us on a long path to steer new technologies to a higher good.
EU’s migrant plan is about more than migrantsThe plan aims to relocate migrants in ways that both help them and relieve pressure from Europe’s anti-migrant parties. It will also assist the EU in rediscovering its reasons for unity.
How to use Justice Kennedy’s legacy in picking his replacementThe nation’s intense battles over Supreme Court nominees could use a few lessons from the retiring justice’s main theme: dignity.
