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    The False Choice Between Palestinian and Jewish Liberation

    Shlomo Ben-Ami

    The prevailing narrative that frames Israel as a colonial power suppressing Palestinians’ struggle for statehood grossly oversimplifies a complicated conflict and inadvertently vindicates the region’s most oppressive regimes. Achieving a durable, lasting peace requires moving beyond such facile analogies.

     rejects the facile moralism of those who view the ongoing war through the narrow lens of decolonization.
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    The Rage of the Outsiders

    Ian Buruma

    The far-right populist Geert Wilders’ election victory in the Netherlands reflects the same sentiment that powered Brexit and Donald Trump’s candidacy in 2016. But such outcomes could not happen without the cynicism displayed over the past few decades by traditional conservative parties.

     shows what Geert Wilders has in common with other ultra-nationalist politicians, past and present.
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    Petrostates Must Take the Lead on Climate Finance

    Ban Ki-moon, et al. urges oil-exporting countries to kickstart a program of green investment in the Global South at COP28.
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    Germany’s Debt Brake Is Breaking Its Economy

    Marcel Fratzscher warns that a flawed constitutional rule is undermining the country’s ability to pursue essential reforms.
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    Why COP28 Has Already Failed

    Marta Schaaf & Kristine Beckerle say that the UAE’s repression of dissidents and rights activists serves defenders of the climate status quo.
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    Justice for Climate Migrants

    Sameh Shoukry & Amy E. Pope urge leaders to take a holistic approach to addressing the sharp increase in weather-related displacement.
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    In AI, Capital Wins Again

    Katharina Pistor shows why OpenAI’s efforts to preserve its founding non-profit mission never stood any chance.
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    The New Normal for Central Banks

    Lucrezia Reichlin asks why the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank keep providing liquidity directly to banks.
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    Our Megathreatened Age

    Nouriel Roubini predicts a bright future – if we can survive the next few decades of economic instability and political chaos.
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  1. Petrostates Must Take the Lead on Climate Finance
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    Petrostates Must Take the Lead on Climate Finance

    Nov 28, 2023 Ban Ki-moon, et al. urges oil-exporting countries to kickstart a program of green investment in the Global South at COP28.

  2. Germany’s Debt Brake Is Breaking Its Economy
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    Germany’s Debt Brake Is Breaking Its Economy

    Nov 28, 2023 Marcel Fratzscher warns that a flawed constitutional rule is undermining the country’s ability to pursue essential reforms.

  3. Why COP28 Has Already Failed
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    Why COP28 Has Already Failed

    Nov 28, 2023 Marta Schaaf & Kristine Beckerle say that the UAE’s repression of dissidents and rights activists serves defenders of the climate status quo.

  4. In AI, Capital Wins Again
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    In AI, Capital Wins Again

    Nov 28, 2023 Katharina Pistor shows why OpenAI’s efforts to preserve its founding non-profit mission never stood any chance.

  5. Justice for Climate Migrants
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    Justice for Climate Migrants

    Nov 28, 2023 Sameh Shoukry & Amy E. Pope urge leaders to take a holistic approach to addressing the sharp increase in weather-related displacement.

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    Antara Haldar on behavioral economics, development models, global governance, and more

    Antara Haldar advocates a radical rethink of development, explains what went right at the recent AI Safety Summit, highlights the economics discipline’s shortcomings, and more.
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    Our Megathreatened Age

    Nouriel Roubini predicts a bright future – if we can survive the next few decades of economic instability and political chaos.
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    Holiday 2023 Reading List

    PS editors highlight recent works by PS contributors that belong on your holiday shopping list.
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    The New Industrial Policy and Its Critics

    Laura Tyson & John Zysman explain how a government-led economic strategy can promote market competition and innovation.
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    The Hidden Gender Wealth Gap

    Céline Bessière & Sibylle Gollac document an underappreciated form of inequality that threatens to set women back once again.
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    Will the Israel-Hamas War Spread?

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    Comfort Ero, Negar Mortazavi, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Sinan Ülgen

    As Israel’s war against Hamas enters its second month, tensions are running high across the region, with some observers predicting a geopolitical reshuffling, and others fearing a wider Middle East war. We asked PS commentators to assess the likely behavior of Israel’s neighbors and regional powers such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Turkey.

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    Justice for Climate Migrants

    Sameh Shoukry & Amy E. Pope urge leaders to take a holistic approach to addressing the sharp increase in weather-related displacement.
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    Loss and Damage as a Common Climate Cause

    Naveeda Khan explains why so many developing countries have not balked at a major oil producer hosting COP28.
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    Hard Truths About Green Industrial Policy

    Ilias Alami, et al. warn that win-win narratives obscure the difficult trade-offs involved in state-led decarbonization projects.

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  1. Marcel Fratzscher Germany’s Debt Brake Is Breaking Its Economy
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  1. Sameh Shoukry, et al. Justice for Climate Migrants
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  3. Teresa Marchiori Justice for Street Vendors
  4. Oyinlola Oyebode, et al. A Rights-Based Global Food System

Africa’s economic rise is a world-changing development, but the sources of its emerging strength – and lingering weaknesses – are little understood. W…

  1. Hippolyte Fofack The Technologies African Farmers Need
  2. Hippolyte Fofack Niger’s Colonial-Style Resource Curse
  3. Tsitsi Masiyiwa How Africa Can Make the Most of Diaspora Finance

Today’s media landscape is littered with landmines: open hostility from illiberal and autocratic regimes, mounting censorship in countries such as Hungary, Turkey,…

  1. Laura Tyson, et al. To Protect Democracy, Revive Local Journalism
  2. James Deane Britain’s Turn Against Championing Media Freedom
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As the COVID-19 crisis escalates, PS commentators assess its implications for the economy, propose policy responses, and consider what might – and sho…

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