With President Donald Trump's announcement of additional import tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, the brewing economic dispute between the US and China has become a full-blown trade war. When and how will it end?
Advocates of liberalism find it hard to accept that populist and authoritarian governments could ever formulate sound economic policies, and they often assume that "free markets" will always provide widespread prosperity and accountability. They're mistaken on both counts.
thinks America's strength can be turned against it, simply by stimulating Chinese domestic demand.
reviews a wide-ranging selection of books on global governance, trade, and inequality.
calls on world leaders to redouble their efforts to tackle tuberculosis and noncommunicable diseases.
fears that the motivations behind the recent nation-state law are even more insidious than they seem.
explains which polices work – and what gaps remain – for refugees and migrants.
and PS Associate Editor Greg Bruno discuss the power of state and local politics in the US.
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