Opinion - The Christian Science Monitor

Provo, Utah - Does it ever seem to you that the news from the Middle East is always bleak? Full Story »

Question: You have spoken about a strategic partnership between India and the United States. Is there a sufficient overlap of viewpoints to allow such a partnership, especially on two of the most pressing issues: Iran and Afghanistan? Full Story »

Washington - Ah, Thanksgiving. The word conjures up images of turkey dinner, pumpkin pie, and watching football with family and friends. It kicks off the holiday season and is the biggest shopping period of the year. Full Story »

Beirut, Lebanon - While the United States and Europe have been struggling to find a path forward in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Afghanistan, and Iran, the strategic ground upon which their assumptions about the region rest has begun to shift dramatically. Full Story »

Vista, Calif. - When is it OK to give money to beggars? Many of us are faced with that question on our daily commute to work. The holiday season seems to be a time when it is especially on our minds. Full Story »

Chicago - A couple of days before Thanksgiving I chose to go to my local Wal-Mart for some last-minute items. Exacerbated by all of the shoppers, traffic was inching along with folks scouting for parking spots as scarce as turkeys' teeth. I was so frustrated I didn't even bother to get out of the car. Full Story »

That first thanksgiving day in America, celebrated in 1621 by the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians, was far more than a day to give thanks. Full Story »

Northampton, Mass. - Sudan, the largest country in Africa, is on the verge of plunging into yet another north/south civil war. International failure to guarantee the key provisions of a linchpin peace agreement means that a renewed war could be the most widespread and destructive in the country's half century of independence. Full Story »

Washington - President Obama urgently needs to distance Washington from the provocative – and illegal – actions the Israeli government has been undertaking in Jerusalem. Full Story »

Once again, Russia seems to be living up to Winston Churchill's famous description of being "a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma." Full Story »