All The Monitor's View
Oman鈥檚 guiding hand in a churning MideastA region so in flux needs an honest broker like tiny Oman that can listen and mediate with selfless interest.
Disarming terrorists like the Pittsburgh shooter before they actA decade of efforts to guide terrorists or would-be terrorists away from violence is showing some success, if the approach is based on offering a good alternative.
A different Mexico as a US partner on migrationThe caravan of migrants from Central America poses less of a threat than an opportunity for US-Mexican cooperation.
A better way to view the migrant caravanMissing in the dire depictions of Central American migrants is the steady progress in their countries to deal with a root cause for the exodus.
Political violence and its antidotePipe bombs in the US, politicians killed in South Africa, a candidate stabbed in Brazil. Democracies must find answers to political violence. One country, Kenya, is well down that path.
A soft way to reform global tradeWith China and the US jeopardizing the rulebook for international commerce, a group of 13 鈥榤iddle power鈥� nations tries to mediate reforms for the global trading agency.
Keeping Italy in Europe鈥檚 nestFor the first time, EU leaders rebuked a member state, Italy, for spending profligacy. To solve the crisis and keep the eurozone from failing, both sides need to look at recoveries in nearby economies.
Why a nuclear-arms pact can save EuropeRussia and Trump challenge a 1987 treaty on short-range nuclear-tipped missiles. They need to listen to the person who signed the pact to understand its larger purpose.聽
Identity politics on the ropes in Iraq?In forming a new government, a prime minister-designate tries to take Iraq beyond a quota system for sharing power by religion and ethnicity. Young Iraqis seek a broader identity.
Afghans choose ballots over bombsPopular support for Saturday鈥檚 election reflects the spirit of a post-2001 generation eager for clean, no-Taliban governance.
Helping Saudis be led by truth, not fearThe best response to the disappearance of a Saudi dissident is to invite transparency in the investigation.
To fight corruption, Kenyans study integrityThe country鈥檚 anti-corruption body, alarmed at a rise in bribery, starts a Bible-based campaign to educate people on their role in standing up to corruption.
A lesson from the Sears bankruptcyThe retailer largely defined an identity for Americans as consumers while not investing enough in local communities that thrive on the social bonding of local commerce.
Better alerts to feed a hungry worldTo end famine by 2030, more nations should use artificial intelligence to track data from areas in a drought or a conflict zone.
Brazil alters a 'destiny' of corruptionThe Oct. 7 election not only ousted many corrupt incumbents, it showed Brazilians reject a presumed 鈥榗ulture of corruption鈥� in favor of equality before the law and clean governance.
Why Apollo missions still inspireThe 50th anniversary of the first moon mission and a new movie on Neil Armstrong are good reasons to recall how this cosmic venture lifted humanity.
A Nobel for ennobling ingenuityPaul Romer, a winner of this year鈥檚 Nobel Prize for economics, showed how societies that manage a sustaining flow of new ideas can sustain long-term economic growth.
Dashing myths about wartime rapeThis year鈥檚 Nobel Peace Prize, awarded to two global activists against the use of rape as a tool of war, will add to a quarter century of change aimed at relegating such sexual violence to history.
Britain鈥檚 nudge on screen time for kidsAs studies pile up about the effects of social media on young people, Britain plans to issue 鈥榞uidance鈥� for parents about screen time for their children. The advice needs to balance caution against the benefits of digital devices.
Indonesia鈥檚 gift-horse response to post-tsunami aidDespite a giant disaster in Sulawesi, Indonesia was long in accepting outside aid. Its delay went against a global trend toward ensuring a right to life in natural disasters and international cooperation.