All The Monitor's View
- Solar-powered peace in AsiaLinking solar energy across the region adds to other climate-friendly projects designed to cool the passions of nationalism.
- Ending a war by embracing innocenceIn Sudan, agreements by armed factions to facilitate humanitarian aid lead to new dialogue on ending a violent conflict.
- Ukraine鈥檚 marvel of innovationA surprise incursion into Russia again shows other countries how Ukrainians rely more on their mental capabilities than on material solutions.
- A caring response to mpoxLessons from COVID-19 鈥 such as the need for empathy and transparency 鈥 are being applied to a similar health crisis.
- Why Russians want YouTube backA ban on the highly popular video site evokes outcry, revealing a desire for sources of truth about the Ukraine war along with other services found on YouTube 鈥 and in free societies.
- Liberia tries to balance justice, mercyThe West African nation鈥檚 latest effort to heal a society torn by war includes prosecution of perpetrators who did not confess after the conflict.
- A truth that awakens VenezuelansTwo weeks after a rigged election, pro-democracy advocates use their own vote tally to rally for an end to a dictatorship.
- An eternal lift from the 2024 OlympicsBoth fans and competing athletes displayed a warm unity that lives on, making the Games more than a distraction from world woes.
- The spark for a new BangladeshWith an autocrat forced out, the task of rebuilding a democracy has been handed to an expert on tapping the inherent dignity of all individuals.
- Trading revenge for peace in IranHowever the regime contemplates retaliating against Israel, one restraint may be the public鈥檚 desire for calm at home.
- In the UK, facing down a lieRioters targeting Muslims and immigrants because of a fictitious rumor are confronted by British communities with love, respect, and the truth.
- Peaceful boots in GazaDespite tensions in the Mideast, one Arab state leans toward becoming a peacekeeper in a postwar Gaza. Its own society shows why.
- What Bangladesh鈥檚 army learned abroadAs a peacekeeper for the United Nations, the military may know how to restore the South Asian nation鈥檚 democracy following the exit of an abusive prime minister.
- Tuneful peacemaking"Healing鈥 concerts may help Israelis and Palestinians find a way to deal with conflict.
- Why African youth seek honest leadersFrom Nigeria to Kenya, protests indicate that citizens want integrity in public service - starting with their own practice of it.
- An identity that quells Mideast warsIn a democracy where young people are demanding equality, Iraq will hold its first nationwide census after decades of war without asking people to identify themselves by sect or ethnicity.
- What can鈥檛 be stolen at the ballot boxIn the wake of a flawed election, Venezuelans assert that the legitimacy of power rests in truthfulness and dignity.
- Ukraine's freedom, book by bookBook reading, from the war trenches to the bedrooms of children, has helped Ukrainians assert their cultural independence and mental toughness.
- Venezuela鈥檚 renewing lightAn election Sunday may reflect the triumph over fear and division that Venezuelans have already gained.
- Creating a new Sudan amid warA vision for a postwar society is being formed by people helping millions of displaced individuals 鈥 even welcoming them into their homes.