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The Coming Crisis of China’s One-Party Regime The Coming Crisis of China’s One-Party Regime
In 2012, Chinese President Xi Jinping promised that the Communist Party would deliver great successes in advance of two upcoming centennials, in 2021 and 2049. But no amount of nationalist posturing can change the fact that the fall of the CPC appears closer than at any time since the end of the Mao era.
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The Benefits of a Progressive Consumption Tax The Benefits of a Progressive Consumption Tax
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Could Ultra-Low Interest Rates Be Contractionary? Could Ultra-Low Interest Rates Be Contractionary?
, et al. explain why further reductions in borrowing costs could hurt the global economy instead of helping it.
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Should Profane Contracts Be Sanctified? Should Profane Contracts Be Sanctified?
Sep 20, 2019 says courts should refuse to enforce corrupt agreements involving state enterprises.
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There Is No Alternative to Multilateralism There Is No Alternative to Multilateralism
Sep 20, 2019 , et al. call for renewed international cooperation to prevent trade tensions from overwhelming the rules-based system.
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How AI Can Promote Social Good How AI Can Promote Social Good
Sep 20, 2019 & show that big data can be used to help those most in need rather than fattening corporate profits.
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The Coming Crisis of China’s One-Party Regime The Coming Crisis of China’s One-Party Regime
Sep 20, 2019 predicts that political, economic, and foreign-policy trends will conspire against continued Communist rule.
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Argentina, Again
Argentina’s rapid slide into another currency and foreign-debt crisis has all but assured that President Mauricio Macri will not win a second term next month. But given that his Peronist opponents are the authors of Argentina’s troubles, a way out of the current crisis may be hard to find.
The Economists’ New Clothes?
Financial investors like to say that when the tide goes out, one discovers who has been swimming naked. And a decade after the deepest financial crisis in nearly 80 years triggered the Great Recession, journalists, policymakers, and other academics are still pointing fingers at the economics profession.
A Very Boris Coup
Throwing both caution and democratic norms to the wind, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has moved to block any parliamentary challenge to his Brexit agenda. Regardless of whether the country suffers a “hard” Brexit, its politics may already have been irreparably damaged.
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.
Project Syndicate celebrates its 25th anniversary with PS 25, a collection of our hardest-hitting commentaries so far.
Opinion that Moves
Economics & Finance
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Should Profane Contracts Be Sanctified?
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Argentina Needs Intensive Care
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The Economic Consequences of Automation
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The Return of Fiscal Policy
Sep 18, 2019
Politics & World Affairs
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There Is No Alternative to Multilateralism
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The Coming Crisis of China’s One-Party Regime
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Ukraine Gets Its Chance
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The Last Days of Netanyahu?
Sep 19, 2019
Health & Development
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A War of Words Fought over Women’s Bodies
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Joining the Technological Frontiers
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How Pooling Can Beat Stunting
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Getting Serious About the SDGs
Sep 12, 2019
Sustainability & Environment
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Climate Code Red
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Strengthening Land Rights Will Curb Migration
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Islands of Climate Ambition
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Energy, Employment, and Migration in Africa
Sep 16, 2019
Innovation & Technology
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How AI Can Promote Social Good
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An Innovation Agenda for Europe
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Joining the Technological Frontiers
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Joining the Technological Frontiers
Sep 13, 2019
Culture & Society
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What’s Wrong with the News?
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Why Climb Mount Everest?
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Africa Needs Traditional Media
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Hungary’s Holocaust Simulacrum
Aug 15, 2019
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
Jan 10, 2019 , et al.
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 Central Banker Europe Needs
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From Versailles to the Euro
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Fiscal Money Can Make or Break the Euro
Jun 17, 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 End of “Chimerica”
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Corporate America in the Crossfire
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Trump’s Art of the Spin
Jun 24, 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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What’s Wrong with the News?
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Africa Needs Traditional Media
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How to Regulate the Internet
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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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Africa’s Gig Opportunity
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Pulling Sudan Back from the Brink
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Helping Africa’s Smallholders Feed the World
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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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Don’t Fear the Scooter
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Cities for the People
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Cities Hold the Key to Food Sustainability
Dec 12, 2018