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The Monitor's ViewA starting list for the Peace PrizeFour world leaders stand out so far this year, showing how peace is possible and natural.
The Monitor's ViewA new style of leadership starts to reshape MexicoThree months in office, President Obrador uses transparency and a bold vision to tackle deep problems.
Global NewsstandGlobal Newsstand: Europe is using Syria as a Guantanamo for Islamic State fighters, and moreA roundup of global commentary for the March 4, 2019 weekly magazine.
The Monitor's ViewWhy 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.
The Monitor's ViewEurope's choice for clean governanceIn choosing its first chief prosecutor, the EU must also confront one member, Romania, which is backsliding on corruption.
The Monitor's ViewWhat 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.
The Monitor's ViewGlobal 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.
The Monitor's ViewHong 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.
Global NewsstandGlobal Newsstand: Extreme weather is beginning to affect Australia 鈥� and the world, and moreA roundup of global commentary for the Feb. 25, 2019 weekly magazine.
The Monitor's ViewThe 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.
The Monitor's ViewHelping 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.
The Monitor's ViewOde 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.
The Monitor's ViewTrump 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.
Global NewsstandGlobal Newsstand: The EU is more unified than many people think, and moreA roundup of global commentary for the Feb. 18, 2019 weekly magazine.
The Monitor's ViewHow 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.
The Monitor's ViewRestoring 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.
The Monitor's ViewA 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.
The Monitor's ViewSnowballing 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.
The Monitor's ViewThe harsh light on Iran鈥檚 Islamic RevolutionThe celebration of the revolution鈥檚 40th anniversary was not focused on its weakest link: arbitrary rule by an unelected cleric. Iranians prefer other models, based on equality and freedom.
Global NewsstandGlobal Newsstand: Negotiations with the Taliban are necessary, but not ideal, and moreA roundup of global commentary for the Feb. 11, 2019 weekly magazine.
