All The Monitor's View
At 30, the web still nurtures freedom of thoughtOn the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web, Algerian protesters show how digital connections can bring freedom and break fears.
A critical vote to define 鈥榟ome鈥� for EuropeAn election in May for the European Parliament has triggered differing visions from France and Germany to prevent victories for anti-EU populist parties.
To end an Ebola epidemic, listening helpsDespite progress against the second-worst Ebola epidemic in history, responders in Congo are struggling to heed the fears of vulnerable communities and to build up trust.
A Muslim call to end words of contemptIn the world鈥檚 most-populous Muslim country, Indonesia, the leading Muslim group asks the faithful to end the use of a religious slur 鈥� to head off tensions before a national election.
The Arab Spring springs backMass protests in Sudan and Algeria hint that the liberating lessons of 2011 are not forgotten.
A starting list for the Peace PrizeFour world leaders stand out so far this year, showing how peace is possible and natural.
A new style of leadership starts to reshape MexicoThree months in office, President Obrador uses transparency and a bold vision to tackle deep problems.
Why Ukraine may elect a jokesterA TV comedian who plays a humble, honest president is now the leading presidential candidate. His popularity says much about the unifying effect of humor.
Europe's choice for clean governanceIn choosing its first chief prosecutor, the EU must also confront one member, Romania, which is backsliding on corruption.
What restrains India, Pakistan from nuclear warTheir 鈥榮urgical鈥� retaliatory strikes on each other after a terrorist attack reveal a constraint driven by a firmer embrace of rules for protecting innocent life.
Global quest for gene-editing rulesAfter a Chinese scientist created the first gene-edited babies, a UN agency rushes to set standards on the technique 鈥� based on values that don鈥檛 derive from genes.
Hong Kong bars China鈥檚 notions of lawUnlike on the mainland, judicial independence is well entrenched in the territory. This explains the principled resistance to Beijing鈥檚 latest attempt to erode rule of law in Hong Kong.
The pocketbook case for EVsElectric vehicles have been thought of as only for the wealthy or environmentally conscious. But that thinking is being challenged by a coming new generation of affordable and earth-friendly cars.
Helping minority youths dream beyond sportsFormer President Obama and ex-NFL player Martellus Bennett are among those who want to lift stereotypes and limits off young black boys and men.
Ode to joy, and peace, in VenezuelaDueling concerts on either side of the border will highlight again the use of peaceful tactics by the country鈥檚 pro-democracy forces to oust a ruthless leader.
Trump meets his Magna CartaThe many challenges to his use of emergency powers for a border wall are also a challenge to the steady rise in presidential power 鈥� and to the definition of leadership as only one-person rule.
How Nigeria may raise the democratic barThe Feb. 16 presidential election shows a new maturity in having issue-based campaigns and less politicking based on personality, ethnicity, religion, or geography.
Restoring a high threshold for warIn trying to end the US role in Yemen鈥檚 war, Congress may finally be returning authority for war 鈥� and the protection of liberty 鈥� to itself.
A surprise lesson after the Parkland shootingsIn the year since the Florida school tragedy, the student activists had to learn not to see their policy opponents as 鈥榖ad people.鈥� This shift toward listening may help shape the gun debate.
Snowballing peace with North KoreaSouth Korea鈥檚 president can be credited for the small steps of peace leading up to the second US-North Korea summit. He may have created a virtuous circle of trust.
