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Are Indian Democracy’s Weaknesses Inherent? Are Indian Democracy’s Weaknesses Inherent?
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The Real Cost of Trump’s Tariffs The Real Cost of Trump’s Tariffs
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Is Low Inflation Really a Threat? Is Low Inflation Really a Threat?
More than a decade after the 2008 financial crisis, the major central banks have proved powerless in their quest to spur moderate inflation, even under loose monetary conditions. But whether persistently low inflation is the “new normal” remains to be seen.
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Ukraine’s New President Joins the Resistance Ukraine’s New President Joins the Resistance
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How to Live Better and Stop Destroying the Planet How to Live Better and Stop Destroying the Planet
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The Europe of Tomorrow The Europe of Tomorrow
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Has Austerity Been Vindicated? Has Austerity Been Vindicated?
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argues that grassroots pressure preserves an economic system that tends toward its own destruction.
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Are Indian Democracy’s Weaknesses Inherent? Are Indian Democracy’s Weaknesses Inherent?
May 24, 2019 argues that the Hindu nationalist BJP's landslide election victory occurred in a highly resilient system.
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How to Live Better and Stop Destroying the Planet How to Live Better and Stop Destroying the Planet
May 24, 2019 , et al. emphasize four major changes humanity must make to reverse its devastation of the natural world.
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The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming
May 24, 2019 reviews three recent books on the origins and conduct of the Kremlin’s political war against the West.
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Germany’s Dangerously Flawed Energy Policies Germany’s Dangerously Flawed Energy Policies
May 24, 2019 explains why the country's efforts to go green with wind and solar power have reached an impasse.
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America’s Illusions of Growth America’s Illusions of Growth
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A Greek Canary in a Global Goldmine A Greek Canary in a Global Goldmine
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The Battle for Brussels
- Kemal Derviş ,
- Mary Fitzgerald ,
- Daniel Gros ,
- Zaki Laïdi ,
- Mark Leonard ,
- Yves Leterme ,
- Emmanuel Macron ,
- Silvia Merler ,
- Simone Tagliapietra ,
- Alessio Terzi ,
- Sam van der Staak
This month’s European Parliament election is widely viewed as a turning point that will decide the European Union’s fate. But even if Europe is spared large gains by disruptive populist forces, it won’t be out of the woods.
What Do Workers Need?
Even before the 2008 financial crisis and the subsequent tepid recovery in most countries, working hard no longer guaranteed a middle-class life in the developed economies. A decade later, with many countries’ political stability at stake, restoring the conditions for broadly shared prosperity has become an urgent priority.
Is China the Problem?
Judging by US and European policymakers’ statements, one might assume that China already represents an existential threat to the West. But whether rhetoric reminiscent of the Cold War is appropriate to the economic and geopolitical shifts accompanying China’s rise is the subject of growing debate.
The Big Picture brings together 4-5 Project Syndicate commentaries not just on topics in the news, but also on the deeper issues driving the news. Readers quickly gain the insights of diverse, authoritative perspectives on critical global events and challenges.
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The Real Cost of Trump’s Tariffs
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Can the Belt and Road Become a Trap for China?
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How Inflation Could Return
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Has Austerity Been Vindicated?
May 22, 2019
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Are Indian Democracy’s Weaknesses Inherent?
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Ukraine’s New President Joins the Resistance
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The Europe of Tomorrow
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The EU’s Four Challenges
May 22, 2019
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Putting Africa’s Secondary Cities First
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An Intelligent Approach to Mental Health
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Going the Distance with Family Planning
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How to Live Better and Stop Destroying the Planet
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Germany’s Dangerously Flawed Energy Policies
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The Myth of Climate Wars?
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It’s Cheaper to Talk than to Cut Emissions
May 17, 2019
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Robo-Apocalypse? Not in Your Lifetime
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Turbocharging India’s Digital Economy
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The Coming Technological Cold War
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Creative Disruption in Health Care and Education
Apr 29, 2019
Culture & Society
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Central America’s Besieged Women
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How Banning Abortion Will Transform America
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Stopping the War on Children
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Setting the Record Straight About African Migration
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Solutions for Sustainable Development
Efforts to combat climate change through sustainable development are as complex as they are important for the future of humanity. With US President Donald T… read more
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The Myth of Climate Wars?
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Reflections on Achieving the Global Education Goals
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Fully Filling the Global Fund
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The Future of Europe
After the election of President Emmanuel Macron in France and the return of a centrist grand coalition government in Germany, many hoped that the Franco-German ax… read more
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The Europe of Tomorrow
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The EU’s Four Challenges
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Will Young Voters’ Apathy Take Down Europe?
May 22, 2019
Trump, Trade, and China
The biggest cloud hanging over the world economy is the incipient trade war with China launched by US President Donald Trump. But with America’s closes… read more
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The Real Cost of Trump’s Tariffs
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The Global Consequences of a Sino-American Cold War
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Is America Tired of Losing Yet?
May 16, 2019
Press Released
Today’s media landscape is littered with landmines: open hostility by US President Donald Trump, mounting censorship in countries such as Hungary, Turkey, a… read more
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Central and Eastern Europe’s Captured Media
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The Value of Fake News
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Bad News for Women
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The African Century
Africa’s economic rise is a world-changing development, but the sources of its emerging strength – and lingering weaknesses – are little understood. W… read more
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Putting Africa’s Secondary Cities First
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Can Ramaphosa Do It?
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Investing in Africans’ Health
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Future Cities
Half of the world’s population live in cities, and that share is growing rapidly. How can cities expand, maintain services and communities, and be envi… read more
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Cities for the People
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Cities Hold the Key to Food Sustainability
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The Leadership of Cities
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