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The Great Crypto Heist The Great Crypto Heist
Cryptocurrencies have given rise to an entire new criminal industry, comprising unregulated offshore exchanges, paid propagandists, and an army of scammers looking to fleece retail investors. Yet, despite the overwhelming evidence of rampant fraud and abuse, financial regulators and law-enforcement agencies remain asleep at the wheel.
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Boris Johnson and the Threat to British Soft Power Boris Johnson and the Threat to British Soft Power
The likely successor to British Prime Minister Theresa May, Boris Johnson, has plans to subsume the government department overseeing development aid into the foreign office, effectively eliminating it. That will destroy a post-Brexit United Kingdom's last chance to maintain any influence or relevance on the world stage.
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Deconstructing Yeltsin PS25 Deconstructing Yeltsin
Mar 26, 1998To commemorate its founding 25 years ago, PS will be republishing over the coming months a selection of commentaries written since 1994.
In the following commentary from 1998, Nina Khrushcheva argues that rather than regard Boris Yeltsin’s behavior as erratic, we should recognize it as a declaration that he remains strong and powerful, and plans to occupy high office for years to come. He didn’t, but does it hold true for Putin?
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Deconstructing Yeltsin
Mar 26, 1998
To commemorate its founding 25 years ago, PS will be republishing over the coming months a selection of commentaries written since 1994.
In the following commentary from 1998, Nina Khrushcheva argues that rather than regard Boris Yeltsin’s behavior as erratic, we should recognize it as a declaration that he remains strong and powerful, and plans to occupy high office for years to come. He didn’t, but does it hold true for Putin?
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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The Great Crypto Heist
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Will Facebook’s Libra Turn into a Cancer?
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The Exploitation Time Bomb
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How to Keep Central Banks Independent
Jul 11, 2019 , et al.
Politics & World Affairs
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The Age of Cynical Voters
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Asia’s Scary Movie
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A Test Match with the Taliban
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Boris Johnson and the Threat to British Soft Power
Jul 15, 2019
Health & Development
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An Education Crisis for All
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Tackling Inequality Is a Political Choice
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No Excuse for Violence Against Children
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Making the Most of the Malaria Vaccine
Jul 11, 2019
Sustainability & Environment
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The Fork Is Mightier than the Wall
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The Amazon Belongs to Everyone
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The Case for a World Carbon Bank
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Getting to Net-Zero Emissions
Jun 24, 2019
Innovation & Technology
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How an AI Utopia Would Work
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Is Immortality Worth It?
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How to Regulate the Internet
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Europe’s 5G Wake-Up Call
Jul 8, 2019
Culture & Society
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How Honest Are We?
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Getting African Women into the Boardroom
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How – and How Not – to Restore Trust in Media
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In Praise of Demographic Decline
Jul 2, 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
Jun 20, 2019 -
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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How – and How Not – to Restore Trust in Media
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Justice for Journalists
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China’s New World Media Order
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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
Jun 6, 2019
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
Dec 7, 2018 , et al.