‘Democracy For Cambodia Is At Stake’ As Country Heads Into Elections
This Sunday’s elections have been declared a sham by rights groups and Cambodia’s opposition leaders, who’ve called for a boycott. For longtime leader Hun Sen, they’re about cementing his legacy.
After the Trump-Putin meeting the world order is in for a shake-up, Trump is not Putin’s puppet, There’s still time to reverse the embrace of genome editing, Trade wars are not ‘good’ or ‘easy to win’, Djokovic found his way out of the sporting wilderness
“The press conference following the Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin summit in Helsinki was easily the most unusual one any US president has given since World War II…,” writes Cornelia Meyer. “After lambasting his allies and even putting the EU on top of…
Reader writes: The Monitor and musical history
A few days ago, I was looking at my collection of 33 r.p.m. records and one of them is titled “Ellington at Newport.” This album is the recording of the famous 1956 Newport Jazz Festival. On the back of the album is a note written by album producer Ge…
White Helmet Rescue Workers Stuck In Syria In Danger Of Being Caught
Nearly 100 White Helmet rescue workers were evacuated from southern Syria this week, but many are still stuck. Members of the U.S.-backed group face punishment by the Syrian government as it retakes more territory.
How Economists Fought Back Against Senegal’s Septic Cartel
Competition between companies is supposed to keep prices down. But sometimes the companies stop competing and start colluding to keep prices high. That’s a cartel. So how do you stop it? In this case from Dakar, Senegal, a group of economists used text…
For Texas town, reopening a detention center means jobs – and mixed emotions
One of the first sights on the edge of Raymondville are the crumbling brick walls and disintegrating roofs of packing sheds that used to employ hundreds of people helping store and ship the region’s agricultural produce. Small towns across the Rio Gra…
In Pakistan, a ‘yes, we Khan’ moment
In three elections so far this year – first Malaysia, then Mexico, and now Pakistan – voters have elected new leaders who not only overturned entrenched parties but whose main campaign pitch was against corruption. If there was a big difference among …
A system under strain: Is US democracy showing real cracks?
The great machine of American democracy has chugged along steadily since the US Constitution was ratified and took effect in 1788. It has been modified many times and faced monumental stresses, up to and including a terrible civil war. But today, after…
‘Why would anyone want to run this race?’ The question that prompted a story
Runners understand stamina and the will to finish a race – whether it’s a 26-mile Boston Marathon or a local 10K road race. The Monitor’s Africa correspondent Ryan Brown’s July profile of an “unlikely ultramarathoner” provides a glimpse of the real co…
In Jordan, UN tries helping refugees find a missing piece: community
A newcomer to this city, Hag Ali was drowning in a sea of people. A refugee from Darfur, Sudan, he initially landed in the Jordanian capital after a whirlwind 24 hours in which he was told he could flee his homeland and was placed on a plane to Amman….
OPINION: U.S. And North Korea Have Made Progress. Here’s What They Need To Keep It Up
North Korea’s moves to return U.S. remains and dismantle sites are not meaningless. Now, the U.S. should take the denuclearization bull by the horns, writes a veteran U.S. negotiator with Pyongyang.
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