All The Monitor's View
A turbulent 2020 saw a rise in givingAdversity worldwide, caused by the pandemic, recession, and civil unrest, led more people to donate time and money.
The real US-Russia battle over UkraineThe Putin-Biden summit could spin on the future of Ukraine and the ability of local activists to achieve clean governance.
A healing start for Israel鈥檚 new leadersA broad coalition that ousted a divisive prime minister puts gratitude, generosity first.
The world鈥檚 response to Ethiopian famineA war in the Tigray region, where fighters have targeted food production, has led the U.S. and Europe to invoke a new tool of international humanitarian law.
The urgency for privacy of taxpayer dataA mass leak of IRS information about individual Americans adds to a new drive in the US to protect personal financial information.
Mexicans save their democracyDespite campaign violence, they voted to restrain the power ambitions of a populist president. Mexico is now a potential model for the rest of Central America.
At the Biden-Putin summit, a bid for Syrian peaceBy lifting up innocent Syrians with new aid, the U.S. may help define the terms for peace and a democratic future.
A country that reversed a narrative of povertyThe pandemic鈥檚 effects have put a spotlight on the resiliency of Bangladesh and its ability to shake off a stereotype as a 鈥渂asket case鈥� country a half century ago.
Helping would-be migrants stay putAs the US and EU try to stem migrant flows, a study finds the best reasons for people not to emigrate.
Why Israel may never be the sameAn unlikely coalition of disparate parties aims to govern for 鈥渢he shared good.鈥�
Iraq crosses a democratic thresholdThe arrest of a top, pro-Iran militia leader on terrorism charges sends a signal to Iraqi youth that their pro-democrary activism may be paying off.
China鈥檚 bow to reproductive freedomThe ruling party, worried about a baby bust and aging society, allows married couples to have three children. Yet the popular reaction hints at a society more interested in basic rights than party dictates.
Germany鈥檚 apology to a former colonyIts official contrition and restitution to Namibia for genocide resonates with other societies dealing with past wrongs.
Tapping into Arab youth aspirationsWhen young Palestinians in postwar Gaza bypass Hamas to rebuild their homeland, they reflect regional trends.聽
As offices reopen, employees can find a new work-life balanceEmployers 鈥媤ho want workers back 鈥媡o the office鈥� need win-win solutions that enhance both鈥嬧�� an organization's goals and worker satisfaction.
A dictator鈥檚 brazen act against a truth-tellerThe forced landing of an airliner in Belarus to arrest one journalist shows how much the regime fears its own people 鈥� and their acts of 鈥渓iving in the truth.鈥�
Biden鈥檚 focus on climate migrationWith far more people displaced worldwide by weather than by conflict, the U.S. focus on helping Central America adapt to climate change is a foretaste of what must be done.聽
Egypt the calm-makerIts role in the Israel-Hamas truce won high praise and signals progress in its regional role in mediating conflicts.
Finally, a summer outdoors for kids: Play on!As pandemic restrictions ease, new opportunities are created for non-remote learning.
Why so many Colombians are protesting so longMass demonstrations, now in their fourth week, signal a demand for an end to politics of hate and polarization.
