All The Monitor's View
- A wake-up for China’s AI dreams
The country’s ruling party realizes researchers in artificial intelligence need freedom to make breakthroughs that the all-controlling party seeks.
- Ukraine’s BFF in Europe
The Czechs scoured the world for ammunition to bolster the weakening defenses of Ukraine, a country sacrificing the most for the values of Europe and the U.S.
- Hoops of joy in March Madness
The college basketball tournament for men and women offers models of excellence, grace, empathy, and community.
- Drawing lines of peace in Gaza
Israel’s plan to let civilians leave Rafah before attacking Hamas sites would be a victory for one principle of humanitarian law: protection of the innocent.
- Resetting Haiti through trust
A political resignation creates an opportunity for political and civil society leaders to set legitimacy on new foundations.
- When schools tap parental love
The pandemic’s impact on student learning has led educators to break down walls with parents and involve them more in education.
- A season of peace in a time of war
As Ramadan begins, Palestinians and Israelis find healing responses to the Gaza conflict in quiet contemplation and empathy.
- For India’s young women, it’s batter up
A surge in the popularity for women’s cricket may be a great enabler for equality in the world’s most populous nation.
- A life buoy for an Egypt sinking in red ink
The country’s helpful role in the war in Gaza has pushed foreign lenders to show empathy and gratitude in approving massive loans.
- An award for architecture that unifies
This year’s Pritzker Architecture Prize went to a Japanese designer whose work fosters community yet dignifies the individual.
- A Mexican election offers freedom
In June, either of two accomplished women is expected to win the presidency. For women across Latin America, the candidacies mark progress over limitation and fear.
- Unanimous court rebuttal to political animus
One “take home” message from a Supreme Court ruling against states barring Trump from the ballot is that unity in rule of law is more important than political differences.
- ‘Healing spaces’ in post-conflict societies
A new Afghan archive reflects the roles of empathy and personal dignity in lifting countries beyond war and repression.
- The oyster is your world
Europe sets a path to restoring degraded natural areas, such as oyster beds, in hopes of showing that harmony with nature can not only help the climate but also boost prosperity.
- A light for postwar Gaza, Israel
Recovery efforts in a Hawaiian town leveled by wildfire offer lessons in how a rethinking of community can bring a restorative effect.
- Look who’s saving European democracies
Led by young voters, Poland has a new government restoring equality in rule of law. The European Union just rewarded the reforms, which help counter authoritarian populism.
- Peaceful steps to defang gangs
A truce between drug cartels in Mexico, though fragile, follows a pattern of discerning the motives of warring partners to restore calm.
- Urban art as city corrective
New forms of public art build on the experiences of cities like Philadelphia, where the arts help heal communities and individuals.
- To fix Gaza, a glint of trust
In a region where suspicion runs high, Israel plans to rely on a few trusted Palestinians in Gaza to self-govern.
- The light Navalny left to Russia
His example, more than his leadership, inspires many Russians to not let fear take over their role in democratic change.