The world grapples with shortages and rising prices in food.
On the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war, progress is slow but violence is down. A three-part series on the war�s effects looks at where things stand after five years.
In a four-part series, the Monitor examines the impact of man-made pressures on the region.
After surveying its correspondents around the world, Monitor editors identified eight themes likely to drive news events in the coming year.
Pentecostals are bringing a fresh, can-do approach to some of the region's most stubborn social ills: poverty, violence, and gender inequality.
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Heading into Election 2008, the Monitor profiles the candidates through the lens of their core convictions - through their values, worldviews, and, when applicable, religious faiths.
07.22.07
Does the help exceed the hype?
07.27.07
The competition for water in Sudan's Darfur region can be a life or death struggle.
This summer you don't have to break the bank to enjoy professional sports competition at its best.
06.21.07
Amphibians are vanishing from Costa Rica's nature preserves. They are among the first of the estimated 25 percent of species that may disappear this century. Can humans design ways to help?
06.27.07
Lessons from Sudan: Examining China's activities with the country that is No. 1 on Foreign Policy magazine's 2007 global index of "failed states."
06.06.07
The Monitor's Scott Peterson reports from Iran, Lebanon, and Iraq on the unprecedented influence Shiites have gained in the Middle East and the world.
08.29.06
One year after hurricane Katrina devastated America's Gulf Coast, the region faces an uneven recovery, but it also glimpses opportunity.
10.23.06
As war-ravaged African nations seek reconciliation, a conundrum looms: How to redress past atrocities and yet heal and move forward.
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