All The Monitor's View
- War in Gaza sparks a reckoningSome Israelis and Palestinians share a deepening conviction that security means learning to live in peace under different leaders.
- New buzz on the ball courtRookie Caitlin Clark is transforming women鈥檚 basketball, thrilling joyful fans with new views of excellence, agility, and equality.
- Modeling equality for Syrian justiceThe world is growing more adept at prosecuting war crimes. A Paris court marks a new test for the legal boundaries and standards of accountability.
- Kindling trust, reducing riskDespite sparring over tariffs and myriad security disputes, the U.S. and China forge ties on two shared threats with touches of personal warmth and respect.
- A revolution of respect in FranceOpen, honest debate about sexual violence sets a European society on a new course of equality and individual dignity.
- Respecting enemies to protect civiliansThe rising humanitarian toll of global conflicts masks a quieter trend of nurturing peace among foes through empathy.聽
- Eurovision shapes the Continent鈥檚 identityThe annual singing contest endures geopolitical winds by focusing on the values that help build the European project.
- Civic joy in South Africa鈥檚 voteA watershed election reveals youthful determination to sweeten democracy with compassion and unity.
- The idea factory in artificial intelligenceEconomists find that AI鈥檚 potential in boosting productivity may lie in the notion of an infinite supply of ideas.
- Recipe for honesty in GuatemalaA Central American society embraces the patient work of dissolving corruption through integrity and transparency.
- The alternative to campus protestsAt many universities, finding solutions to Middle East issues relies on what higher education does best: provide instead safe places for thinkers to discover and share ideas among equals.
- Trust flows on a river undammedA project to restore salmon runs in Northern California redefines how communities care for nature and each other.
- European shield in GeorgiaMass protests in the former Soviet state against a Russia-inspired bill are yet another front against Moscow鈥檚 attempt to rebuild an empire.
- Dissolving abortion鈥檚 battle linesElection-year politics aside, Americans are learning that listening leads to compassion even when they disagree.
- Neighborly nudge to rehabilitate HaitiThe selection of interim leaders for the gang-ruled country only happened after other Caribbean states saw a need to fill a power vacuum.
- A tender way to treat armed militiasLatin America has two models for eradicating violent crime. One is rooted in dignity and forgiveness.
- Why this Olympics feels festiveThe pandemic鈥檚 impact on the last Games has put many athletes and fans in a grateful, celebratory mood for the Summer Olympics in Paris.
- Opportunity knocks in Central AsiaRussia鈥檚 woes and other geopolitical shifts have allowed the heartland of Eurasia to build on the freedom from big-power intervention.
- West Africa鈥檚 model of ballots over bulletsSenegal鈥檚 peaceful democratic change sets a model for governing with humility and trust in a region beset by military coups and violence.
- Lifting a stigma in ChinaBadly in need of skilled labor, China is boosting vocational training, starting with a novel way to end prejudice against such a career path.