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The Monitor's ViewEurope鈥檚 test of tolerance over Muslim influxRussia鈥檚 bombing of Syria may push millions more Muslims to flee toward Europe, forcing the Continent to quell anti-Muslim bigotry and reinforce the concept of citizenship based on inclusivity.
The Monitor's ViewThe outrageous fortune of fantasy sportsThe rising popularity of 鈥榙aily fantasy sports,鈥� driven mainly by those gambling on imaginary teams, is now under scrutiny. Government officials must avoid the tired debate over whether such games are ones of skill or 鈥榣uck.鈥�
The Monitor's ViewHow Europe, US can solve Internet privacyEurope鈥檚 highest court ends an agreement that allows data to flow freely between the EU and the US. Both sides must now find ways to build trust into data collection and lower fears of a loss of privacy.
The Monitor's ViewThe value, and values, of a Pacific trade pactNearly a decade in the making, the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement will shape up-to-date rules for 40 percent of the world economy. Its benefits are mainly in tying the US, Japan, and others to set the highest values for global commerce.聽
Old neighbors. Can they be friends?The United States and Cuba are stepping carefully into a new era, well aware of the difficult history they share.
Readers RespondReaders write: remember Afghanistan; help for homeless; parliamentary systemsLetters to the editor for the Oct. 5, 2015, weekly magazine
Global NewsstandRussia in Syria is alarming; Afghanistan still needs help; North Korea's missile tests; cybersecurity; leadership in GreeceA round-up of the global commentary for the Oct. 5, 2015, weekly magazine.
The Monitor's ViewOregon shooting: Is it time for national peacemaking?The mass shooting at an Oregon school again raises frustrations about the level of gun violence. Perhaps the focus should be on peace as something other than the absence of violence.
The Monitor's ViewWill a humbled VW now adopt a leadership model of humility?Volkswagen鈥檚 emissions-deception scandal has exposed a culture of corporate hubris. Leadership experts say arrogance often brings down great companies. Can VW alter its culture to one that listens and learns?
The Monitor's ViewThe wafting influence of nonsmokers鈥� rightsThe number of nonsmokers worldwide keeps rising, a result in large part of a focus on the right to clean air. A basic freedom to breathe more easily helps many people to either quit smoking or not start up at all.
The Monitor's ViewLessons from UN development goalsFor its 70th anniversary, the UN adopted new social and economic goals for 2030, building on the successes of goals set for 2015. Expecting good results seems to be working, although Africa offers critical lessons.
The Monitor's ViewHow colleges can measure up in teaching 鈥榗ritical thinking鈥�A new project shows professors can design ways to assess the success of colleges in teaching 鈥榗ritical thinking skills.鈥� Yet early results show students need colleges to better produce that important 鈥榣earning outcome.鈥�
Education's new front lineEducation isn't, as Socrates said, about filling vessels. It is about kindling a flame. The best school principals know that.
The Monitor's ViewThe best answer to commercial cybertheftThe US-China summit last week produced an agreement on tackling commercial cyberespionage. The pact will only succeed if Chinese leaders now understand their people are quite capable of generating creative ideas, more so than stealing from others.
Readers RespondReaders write: community college; resettling migrants; help for domestic violence survivorsLetters to the editor for the Sept. 28, 2015 weekly magazine.
Global NewsstandFirst round for Jeremy Corbyn; Russia in Syria; a strategy for building peace; developing renewable energyA round-up of global commentary for the Sept. 28, 2015 weekly magazine.
The Monitor's ViewColombia's breakthrough for peace and justiceA key agreement to achieve a final peace balances the need to end Colombia鈥檚 long civil war with meting out some justice for those who admit war crimes and affirm civil rights and peaceful means.
The Monitor's ViewEurope鈥檚 hopes for fewer Greek tax dodgersIn a key election, Greeks returned Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to power knowing he must implement one vital reform demanded by the EU: a curb on tax evasion. This will take more than tough enforcement.
The Monitor's ViewThe road ahead for VW after its emissions deceptionNow that the world knows of Volkswagen鈥檚 deception about the emissions of its diesel cars, it should follow the model of reform of another German engineering giant, Siemens, after it was caught in a corruption scandal.
The Monitor's ViewWhy Syrian refugees don鈥檛 flee to Islamic State caliphateThe image of Syrians escaping to the West undercuts just one of Islamic State鈥檚 false narratives. The group鈥檚 many errors are eroding its allure, say defectors, hastening its demise. Containment by the West may be as effective as drones.