All The Monitor's View
Putin鈥檚 backward gazeBy moving on Ukraine, Vladimir Putin looks to the past when he should be envisioning a fresh future for Russia.
America鈥檚 rainbow schoolsThe most diverse group of students ever will enter public schools this fall. With help from adults, they will shine.
Smarter police workBuilding trust can help prevent another Ferguson, Mo.
Will a robot take your job?Experts are divided, but humans can still decide what will happen
There鈥檚 gold in college sports ...... and that鈥檚 the problem
Women鈥檚 breakthroughsMaryam Mirzakhani has won the 鈥楴obel Prize鈥� of mathematics to crack another glass ceiling. And she鈥檚 not alone.
Scotland鈥檚 big decisionA Sept. 18 referendum on independence raises questions about diversity and democracy.
Supermoons and beyondLate summer has rewarded sky-watchers with visual wonders. But there鈥檚 even more out there to ponder.
Redefining age in aging societiesTo keep ahead of an aging society, Britain now has an 'older workers' champion.' The big task, as more people in advanced nations put off retirement, is to shift attitudes about what is 'old.'
The world stake in Khmer Rouge convictionsGlobal progress in seeking justice after mass atrocities gained a step with the first verdict against senior Khmer Rouge leaders.
State sovereignty, up for grabsBy encroaching on others' territories, China, Russia, and Islamic terrorist armies challenge the norms of state sovereignty. How should the world respond?
What Israelis, Palestinians expect from the world but not each otherThe third war between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza reveals how much each side has little empathy for each other even as they seek empathy from the world for their civilian suffering.
The real leaders at the Obama-African summitPresident Obama's summit with African leaders mainly focuses on business ties. Yet the continent's outsized youth population may really determine Africa's future.
How calm can counter EbolaHealth officials say they must act as much to calm fears of Ebola as to contain the outbreak. Media-driven hysteria about Ebola doesn't help.
Disarm Gaza? Why Israel's idea deserves a look.For this Israel-Gaza war, Hamas relied on better rockets and tunnels. Now Israel won't settle for a truce without a plan to disarm Gaza. Are there precedents for this idea to work?
In anti-graft probe, China toys with rule of lawBy charging a former head of internal security, China's Communist Party suggests that no top leader is immune from the law. Will it now also accept that the party itself should be held accountable?
As persecution of faithful rises, so does the religious responseEven as reports show a global rise in restrictions on religion, those of faith are defending those of other faiths. This helps confirm why freedom of religion is a universal right.
Climate-smart farmers break new groundMore farmers seem more open to new practices, leading to to higher crop yields, or doing more with less. The limits in agriculture are fading as farmers show greater willingness for today's innovation.
To end Hamas-Israel wars, deal with the mutual despairDespair during this third Hamas-Israel war is so high on both sides that despair itself needs to be addressed. Recognizing it as a shared problem helps not only as a point of empathy but can dispel the notion of despair as destiny.
Across battlelines of faith in Mideast, acts of harmonyThree prominent leaders 鈥� two Shiite ayatollahs and a Palestinian scholar 鈥� defy religious intolerance with bold acts of understanding toward the 'enemy.'
