All The Monitor's View
- Tapping ingenuity in rural farmers
To adapt to climate change, global food agencies listen more to ideas from the two-thirds of the world’s poor people who work in agriculture.
- African renewal in artistic expression
An arts festival in Rwanda reflects a drive among younger Africans to shape a narrative of dignity, purpose, and achievement.
- A clear light for Latin America
The country that made the most progress against corruption last year offers up lessons on where honesty in governance begins.
- Amid war, civilians’ power of innocence
From Gaza to Ukraine to Sudan, individuals lay the ground for peace through quiet acts of caring.
- Elections that spark joy
Indonesia’s highly serious election for a new president also comes with a tradition of festival-like fun. All the better to avoid national divisions.
- Democracy’s foot soldiers in Pakistan
In a surprise election result, youth and women set the tone for governance on honesty, humility, and accountability.
- Seeds of compassion in Myanmar
Thailand’s plan to provide aid to innocent civilians in its war-torn neighbor opens a door for building trust between foes.
- Civic strength in Senegal’s calm
An election delay has provoked an African nation to renew its democratic norms of dialogue and integrity.
- To cool Earth, Europe warms up trust
Farmer protests against unfair climate policies bring a swift change in how leaders listen and deliberate.
- Ceaseless forgiving in Spain
To quell separatism and other national divisions, a prime minister offers compassion, patience, and grace.
- Northern Ireland’s peace-defining identities
What two women now leading the province say about healing the past to build a future for all.
- Reviving Somalia’s peaceful past
A project to preserve the country’s oral history amplifies a renewal now lifting a society out of collapse.
- Saving Ukraine in Hotel Amigo
European leaders relied on both good faith and tough love to convince Hungary not to block $54 billion in aid for Ukraine.
- The peaceful dialogue of Latin America
Community gestures of reconciliation offer lessons for governments seeking solutions to gang violence and organized crime.
- The password for generosity: Trust
Both donors and researchers find giving in all its forms relies on individuals experiencing generosity and learning to trust others.
- A court’s soft words for a hard crisis
A ruling on both Israel and Hamas from the International Court of Justice strikes a note for reflection, balance, dignity, and perhaps reconciliation.
- Lift for elections with honest observers
Independent watchdogs with expertise in voting standards are proving essential to boost democracies, even in the U.S.
- In Chinese homes, gains in equality
A study finds a shift in attitudes about property ownership and caring for children as women achieve digital independence.
- What young Iraqis have wrought
Their past protests for integrity in governance have led to anti-corruption reforms and rare stability.
- An open door on the world’s ore
As demand for green metals soars, the mining industry sets higher standards of transparency for itself. The reforms may help better tackle climate change.