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The Monitor's ViewAsia鈥檚 models in fighting graftEven as corruption rises in much of the world, at least eight countries in Asia have shown some progress in tackling it. Bangladesh鈥檚 election may be an example.
Africa's bid for mineral masteryThousands of global executives and government officials have flocked to a Cape Town mining conference this week. African leaders aim to respond to their interest with a unified approach that upholds the continent's sovereignty and development.聽
The Monitor's ViewUkraine embraces a war anniversaryIts people find spiritual strength in commemorating Feb. 24, the date of Russia鈥檚 full-scale invasion four years ago. One new addition: A day of prayer.
Mending the vestiges of jihadismConflict in Syria has renewed a world focus on what to do with thousands of former Islamic State fighters and their families held for years in prison camps.聽
The Monitor's ViewJapan votes on a new model of leaderYoung voters are drawn to a selfless, funny, and plain-spoken woman who has already broken taboos as Japan鈥檚 first female prime minister.
The Monitor's ViewLifelines amid a deepfake floodAI is allowing people to produce and share highly manipulated, often sexualized, imagery. Governments, tech leaders, and citizens are being called to rebalance core freedoms and protection from harm.
The Monitor's ViewEurope鈥檚 future pivots on a Hungarian electionVoters in the Central European nation 鈥測earn鈥� for integrity after nearly 16 years of antidemocratic misrule by Viktor Orb谩n. They largely back a new party promising clean governance.
An Olympic spirit of discipline 鈥� and loveThe Monitor鈥檚 editor-in-chief made a bid for the 2002 Olympics and came away with an essential lesson. In the Olympics, as in journalism, humanity is prized above all else.
The Monitor's ViewA glint of liberation for VenezuelaThe country is gradually releasing political prisoners. But some say a recent offer of 鈥渁mnesty鈥� implies they have broken the law 鈥� when, in fact, they have been exercising legitimate democratic rights.聽
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The Monitor's ViewThe audacity of Trump鈥檚 choice as Fed chiefBy probing nominee Kevin Warsh on his views about tapping the ingenuity of Americans to fight inflation, the Senate may uncover new thinking on a bold approach.
The Monitor's ViewAmid big-power politics, small nations forge bondsFrom the Caribbean to West Africa to Southeast Asia, lesser powers build bridges to not 鈥渁llow fear and insecurity to define us.鈥�
A consequential American momentAmericans are grappling with a highly polarized political environment. The Monitor鈥檚 approach is not to tell you what to think 鈥� it鈥檚 to serve you with fair-minded reporting.
What national anniversaries can show usTwenty-five years ago, Zohran Mamdani's mayoral聽victory in New York City may have seemed culturally and politically impossible. His rise to leadership聽reflects an evolution of thought among New Yorkers
The Monitor's ViewA Europe grateful for reproofsAmid criticism from friendly leaders, the EU holds an emergency summit to find ways to boost innovation and productivity. Its leaders even thank the continent鈥檚 bashers.
The Monitor's ViewThe civic future of America鈥檚 pastIn the to-and-fro attempts to define the good and bad parts of U.S. history, people can find a shared understanding to 鈥渄o our jobs as Americans鈥� better
The Monitor's ViewMemphis鈥� different take on a federal surgeThe city鈥檚 Democratic mayor works with federal agents to direct those resources to fighting violent crime while barely tolerating enforcement of immigration law. His goal: 鈥渢o uplift our community.鈥�
The Monitor's ViewRebuilding two-way trust, city by cityParticipatory budgeting, which allows residents to have a say in government spending, continues to grow around the world. The results are an innovative counter to civic apathy and disengagement from party politics.
The Monitor's ViewGlobal power in freely given gratitudeIn their speeches in Davos, U.S. and Canadian leaders differ over ways to order the world. One demands gratitude, the other tries to earn it.
The Monitor's ViewDefining peace in a Trumpian eraLeaders worldwide, confronted by a U.S. president who styles himself as a peacemaker, reflect anew on the inner qualities necessary for peace.