All The Monitor's View
A creative response to inflationAs central banks raise interest rates to rein in rising prices, consumers and businesses tap into an innovative spirit to lower costs.
Israel revives hope for a Palestinian stateThe long-ignored idea of equal states for the two people builds on demands in the Mideast for greater equality.
The skies open for climate aidDenmark sets a precedent for industrial nations in deciding to assist countries least responsible for global warming.
Iran鈥檚 George Floyd momentThe arrest of a woman for not wearing proper dress and her death in custody have ignited public debate on civic equality and freedoms.
Listening to the world鈥檚 studentsThe pandemic鈥檚 disruption to classrooms has forced educators to see youths as partners and developers in learning.
Private giving rises to new global challengesMany of the world鈥檚 biggest donors will gather at the United Nations this month, a sign of how philanthropy has become more worldwide.
Rail workers help the U.S. find a new work-life balanceA pact that averted a rail strike includes better rules on time off for employees, an example of similar shifts in other workplaces after the pandemic.
A peace-shaping deal for the MideastIsrael and Lebanon near a deal on their fuel-rich maritime boundaries that might also fuel better bilateral ties.
Apologizing for slavery: A Dutch way to make amendsWhy attitudes have shifted quickly about the Netherlands鈥� colonial-era role in the slave trade.
A key weapon in Ukraine鈥檚 blitzRussia鈥檚 big retreat in eastern Ukraine was caused by more than military weapons from the West. Ukrainians were aided by an openness to the truth.
A monarch鈥檚 patient work toward post-empire equalityQueen Elizabeth II shepherded Britain through the loss of an empire with persistent perfecting of the ideal of service.
Soccer as icebreaker in a world hot spotAs Qatar readies to host the World Cup, it feels pressure from fans and the sport鈥檚 governing body to deal with rival Israel. The joy of athletics can often break through geopolitical rivalry.
Left or right, Latin Americans find their voiceBelow the current shifts in elections lies a deeper shift toward citizen activism that demands clean, effective governance.
The global contest for semiconductor talentThe new U.S. push to dominate in making computer chips only helps drive a deeper understanding of the sources of innovation.
Your beverage cup, my next sweaterReuse is defining a new era of how things are made. It isn鈥檛 just recycling 鈥� it鈥檚 a re-imagining of the concepts of waste and value.
Flipping the script on democracy鈥檚 declineThe world鈥檚 old democracies can find renewal in the determined struggles elsewhere for rights and rule of law.
A new war doctrine on innocence abroadA Pentagon plan to instill better values in soldiers to protect civilians in a conflict will require a shift toward reverence for innocent life.
Pakistan as climate bellwetherResponses to the country鈥檚 immense floods could provide models for other weather crises.
China becoming an open book?Washington wins an agreement for Chinese firms listed on U.S. capital markets to be audited on high standards of transparency and honesty.
Macron鈥檚 reset in North AfricaOn his second trip to Algeria, the French president seeks a future built on shared prosperity and a 鈥渞econciliation of memories鈥� from the colonial past.