--- description: Understanding Gaza, trapped between a war & an endless state of siege. Also, tackling the spread of HIV by decriminalizing sex work, & more. title: These Are the Five Best Ideas of the Day image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Innovation](/tag/innovation/) ## Innovation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Five Best Ideas of the Day: July 22 by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 22, 2014 4:06 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 22, 2014 4:06 PM CUT **1\.** [**Caught between a war and life in a state of endless siege, Palestinians see no choice but to support Hamas.**](http://972mag.com/why-do-palestinians-continue-to-support-hamas-despite-such-devastating-loses/94080/ "undefined") By Noam Sheizaf in +972 **2\.** [**Unfortunately, a deal with Russia is the only way to defuse the crisis in Ukraine.**](http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/iainmartin1/100281007/mh17-unpleasant-though-it-is-eventually-a-deal-will-have-to-be-done-with-russia-on-ukraine/ "undefined") By Iain Martin in the Telegraph **3\.** [**To beat the fundraising obsession that paralyzes Washington, disclose donation data less often.**](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/07/easiest-Fix-for-Dark-Money-Disclose-Less-Often/374500/ "undefined") By Lindsay Mark Lewis at the Atlantic **4\.** [**The research is clear: Our best strategy to fight the spread of HIV is decriminalizing sex work.**](http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decriminalization-of-sex-work-could-reduce-hiv-infections/2014/07/21/890a3f8e-110c-11e4-98ee-daea85133bc9%5Fstory.html "undefined") By Caelainn Hogan in the Washington Post **5\.** [**More than a sideline, corruption is a system for powerful actors to capture revenue and overshadow the operation of a state. And it is a major threat to international security.**](http://carnegieendowment.org/2014/06/06/corruption-unrecognized-threat-to-international-security/hcts "undefined") By Sarah Chayes at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace  [_The Aspen Institute_](http://www.aspeninstitute.org/ "undefined") _is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3018800/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-july-22/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3018800/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-july-22/"},"headline":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: July 22","datePublished":"2014-07-22T16:06:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:43:08.469Z","description":"Understanding Gaza, trapped between a war & an endless state of siege. Also, tackling the spread of HIV by decriminalizing sex work, & more.","url":"https://time.com/3018800/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-july-22/","keywords":["Innovation","Ukraine","russia","corruption","HIV","Gaza"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"The Aspen Institute","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/innovation/","name":"Innovation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3018800/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-july-22/","name":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: July 22"}}]}] ```