All The Monitor's View
The graft-busting uses of COVID-19 aidFinancial help for countries coping with the impact of the coronavirus is coming with strings to ensure honest governance. Corruption cannot remain a norm.
An election that fits the American storyInfluences on the 2020 vote began deep in a society that rejuvenates itself.
A U.S. election that redefines global leadershipWith both presidential candidates being doves on America鈥檚 role, other nations are stepping up to carry the torch of universal values.
A bright example for the US 鈥� from the AndesA year after a raucous, fraud-ridden election, Bolivia held a clean vote that surprised observers and could lead to a unity government.
The thirst to rethink droughtsFrom Finland to South Africa, residents have shown that lack of water is mainly a dry spell of imagination about being in harmony with nature.
A fair US election with help from foreign friendsWith trust low in American institutions, official foreign observers of the election can help ensure transparency and accountability.
A new era of police reform 鈥� and moreFive months of protests and attempted reforms point to a society addressing the causes of violence.
Nudges to American unityPreelection divisions may seem high but both studies and activists point to how much people have in common.
Report card on gender equality in peacemakingIn the two decades since the U.N. called for more women in building peace, evidence has piled up that women do make a difference.
A nation of coups wants the army in the barracksProtests in Thailand persist because the world has steadily learned the benefits of civilian over military rule.
France鈥檚 alternative response to a beheadingThe government鈥檚 reaction to a barbaric murder can be an embrace of minority Muslims, not a stigmatizing of them.
Chile鈥檚 choice to reinvent itselfA vote on whether to rewrite the constitution would signal not only a new social compact for Chile but also hope for Latin American democracy.
The pandemic upends debate on migrationWith many borders closed and the flow of migrants down, countries rethink the benefits of hospitality toward new residents.
A light shines on Nigerian corruptionDays of mass protests have the potential to turn Africa鈥檚 largest economy toward clean governance.
A 'Club Med' of peaceful petrostates?More nations in the eastern Mediterranean are cooperating to tap offshore oil and gas despite Turkey鈥檚 belligerence. Latest example: talks between Israel and Lebanon over a maritime border.
Remedies for a global recession? That鈥檚 the idea.Economists wonder why the pandemic鈥檚 economic effects are not as severe as they expected. Every global downturn has spawned new and practical solutions.
It takes a city to protect treesCommunities thrive when they protect city trees against climate change.
A new resiliency lens in ending hungerThe World Food Program not only deserves this year鈥檚 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts against a pandemic-driven surge in hunger, it also deserves a nod for its new view of individuals in distress.聽
The noble harmony behind peace prizesNot all recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize make peacemaking look easy. Yet most do assume harmony is an assured norm.
Concern for the election, diligence from votersEarly signs from mass mail-in voting show states and voters are being civic-minded about the integrity of the process.