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OpinionUS must pressure African governments for access to Kony's LRA safe havensWith the help of US military advisers, African forces have made progress in the push to apprehend Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army, but challenges remain. The US, UN, and African Union must pressure the region's governments to allow access to LRA safe havens.
OpinionMake no mistake, America: Sanctions didn't force Iran into nuclear talksAs the third round of talks on Iran's nuclear program begins in Geneva, the US must realize it was the election of Hassan Rouhani, not sanctions alone, that brought Iran to the negotiating table. Continuing sanctions will undermine the new government's efforts for a peace deal.
- A Christian Science Perspective'Don't take it personally'
A Christian Science perspective.
The Monitor's ViewHelp teens erase their web indiscretionsMany teens may come to regret a photo on social media or other internet postings. But a new California law, which requires websites to let teens 'erase' their digital past, may be catching on in other states.
Global ViewpointUS-Iran negotiations are fragile, but there’s room for hopeThe Obama administration faces pressure from Congress for more sanctions against Iran. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani faces increasing pressure from hardliners who oppose negotiations with the US. But a diplomatic deal is still clearly preferable for all sides.
- Global ViewpointUS-Iran negotiations are fragile, but there’s room for hope
The Obama administration faces pressure from Congress for more sanctions against Iran. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani faces increasing pressure from hardliners who oppose negotiations with the US. But a diplomatic deal is still clearly preferable for all sides.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveFinding freedom from pain
A Christian Science perspective.
The Monitor's ViewAt Iran nuclear talks, put trust on the tableTalks resume Wednesday over the Iranian nuclear program, with the US and Iran still highly mistrustful of the other. Even if a pact is signed, implementing it will require some degree of trust. Better to start with some trust now.
- Readers RespondReaders Write: Valor and empathy go hand in hand; Ultimate bottom line is saving Earth
Letters to the Editor for the November 18, 2013 weekly print magazine:
Teddy Roosevelt's example is one for all of us to follow: Personal valor and being a strong negotiator go hand in hand with empathy for all mankind.
The ultimate bottom line for efficiency improvement and clean energy is to save the planet, and humanity, from the worst of climate disruption.
Global ViewpointChina's Xi Jinping isn't a reformer. He's a pragmatist.China's President Xi Jinping is neither a reformer nor a non-reformer. He is a pragmatist – a disciple of former Chinese Communist Party leader Deng Xiaoping. Mr. Xi seeks to build the overall vitality of the Chinese nation, and to do this, he feels the Party must maintain absolute control.
- Global ViewpointChina's Xi Jinping isn't a reformer. He's a pragmatist.
China's President Xi Jinping is neither a reformer nor a non-reformer. He is a pragmatist – a disciple of former Chinese Communist Party leader Deng Xiaoping. Mr. Xi seeks to build the overall vitality of the Chinese nation, and to do this, he feels the Party must maintain absolute control.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveThe promise that the government (in Iran and everywhere) is upon God's shoulder
A Christian Science perspective.
The Monitor's ViewPhilippines can 'build back better'Mega-disasters like super typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines can be an opportunity for devastated communities to re-envision a different future, one built on resiliency to disaster and stronger community ties.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveShowers of blessings
A Christian Science perspective.
Global ViewpointAmerica's global stature is slipping. But that might not be a bad thing.Things are getting worse for the United States, not because of our weak policies but because the times are changing, our capabilities and energies limited, and we haven’t recognized it yet. We can’t afford to keep on doing those things we shouldn’t have been doing in the first place.
- Global ViewpointAmerica's global stature is slipping. But that might not be a bad thing.
Things are getting worse for the United States, not because of our weak policies but because the times are changing, our capabilities and energies limited, and we haven’t recognized it yet. We can’t afford to keep on doing those things we shouldn’t have been doing in the first place.
The Monitor's ViewHow rating colleges can challenge studentsAs the Obama administration crafts a rating system for colleges, a study reveals how little students feel challenged by their professors. Ratings may help raise expectations in higher education.
- A Christian Science PerspectiveWhy the 'creative edge' is spiritual
A Christian Science perspective: We become better artists, innovators, employees, parents, etc. by seeing more of God’s creation and the creativity that upholds it.
The Monitor's ViewWhy US must help Afghanistan kick the heroin-trade habitJust as President Obama prepares to reduce the US role there, Afghanistan sees a big rise in opium cultivation. The US cannot leave the nation it invaded as a narco-state.
OpinionAfter NSA spying revelations, US must reform rules on secrecy and dataThe US should make two key reforms. First, the over-designation of material as classified makes it is harder to protect the few real secrets; this must be change. Second, the FISA court must become a gatekeeper for NSA access to communications data.
