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Germany at a Crossroads
Germany at a Crossroads
Ulrike Malmendier, et al. urge policymakers to pursue bold structural reforms, rather than clinging to an outdated growth model. -
Donald Trump’s Misrule of Law
Donald Trump’s Misrule of Law
Richard K. Sherwin observes that the president's claim of supremacy over the courts amounts to tossing out the US Constitution. -
The New Face of Protest
The New Face of Protest
Slavoj Žižek contrasts the pioneering mass student demonstrations in Serbia with widespread private resignation in China. -
Alternatives to Trump’s Russia Appeasement
Alternatives to Trump’s Russia Appeasement
Harold James explains how France and Britain can guarantee Ukraine’s security now that America has effectively surrendered. -
Weaponizing Data Against Democracy
Weaponizing Data Against Democracy
Jayati Ghosh explains why and how authoritarian leaders like Narendra Modi hide or manipulate official figures. -
The Amazon’s Future Will Be Decided in 2025
The Amazon’s Future Will Be Decided in 2025
Carlos Nobre & Marielos Peña-Claros warn that the world's largest rainforest is reaching a tipping point, beyond which it will largely disappear. -
How to Counter Trump's Tariffs Productively?
How to Counter Trump's Tariffs Productively?
Shang-Jin Wei proposes steps that allies and rivals alike can take to mitigate the effects of American trade policies. -
The Fight for Syria
The Fight for Syria
Shlomo Ben-Ami worries that Israel and Turkey, with their clashing ambitions, could undermine the country’s stability. -
Getting Green Investment Where It’s Needed Most
Getting Green Investment Where It’s Needed Most
Serge Ekué & Javier Díaz Fajardo propose a strategy to redirect all financial flows toward the climate transition. -
PS Events: AI Action Summit 2025
PS Events: AI Action Summit 2025
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The Fight for Syria
The Fight for Syria
Feb 14, 2025 Shlomo Ben-Ami worries that Israel and Turkey, with their clashing ambitions, could undermine the country’s stability.
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How to Counter Trump's Tariffs Productively?
How to Counter Trump's Tariffs Productively?
Feb 14, 2025 Shang-Jin Wei proposes steps that allies and rivals alike can take to mitigate the effects of American trade policies.
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Weaponizing Data Against Democracy
Weaponizing Data Against Democracy
Feb 14, 2025 Jayati Ghosh explains why and how authoritarian leaders like Narendra Modi hide or manipulate official figures.
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Alternatives to Trump’s Russia Appeasement
Alternatives to Trump’s Russia Appeasement
Feb 14, 2025 Harold James explains how France and Britain can guarantee Ukraine’s security now that America has effectively surrendered.
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Germany at a Crossroads
Germany at a Crossroads
Feb 14, 2025 Ulrike Malmendier, et al. urge policymakers to pursue bold structural reforms, rather than clinging to an outdated growth model.
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Germany at a Crossroads
Germany at a Crossroads
Ulrike Malmendier, et al. urge policymakers to pursue bold structural reforms, rather than clinging to an outdated growth model. -
Daniel Gros on DeepSeek, Germany's malaise, EU competitiveness, and more
Daniel Gros on DeepSeek, Germany's malaise, EU competitiveness, and more
Daniel Gros hopes that a Chinese startup's apparent AI breakthrough will provide a much-needed boost to European competitiveness, advises the EU on how to deal with Donald Trump, urges Europe to improve conditions for bottom-up innovation, and more. -
World Order in a Time of Monsters
World Order in a Time of Monsters
Minouche Shafik highlights the critical importance of reinvigorating social contracts at the national level. -
The Tragedy of Zhou Enlai
The Tragedy of Zhou Enlai
Minxin Pei reflects on the complicated life and legacy of the renowned diplomat who was Mao Zedong’s dutiful lieutenant. -
Yi Fuxian on China's decision-making, economic prospects, demographic crisis, and more
Yi Fuxian on China's decision-making, economic prospects, demographic crisis, and more
Yi Fuxian warns that China's government and mainstream analysts are still underestimating the severity of the country's demographic crisis, identifies some of the gravest policy mistakes Donald Trump's administration is at risk of making vis-a-vis China, explains why China’s middle class will never be strong enough to bring about a democratic transition, and more. -
America’s Workers Are About to Be Forgotten Again
America’s Workers Are About to Be Forgotten Again
Josh Bivens & Heidi Shierholz contrast the Biden administration's pro-worker policies with what Donald Trump is likely to do.
The Year Ahead 2025
The world’s diplomatic, political, and economic divisions continue to harden – both between countries and within them. Whereas 2022 and 2023 featured a war of attrition in Ukraine, we have since entered a broader world of attrition, with zero-sum conflicts multiplying across the board.
- Annie Cohen-Solal Guernica Is Always with Us
- Dennis Ross Will Stability Rise from the Middle East Rubble?
- S.C.M. Paine When Russia Fights the Wrong Enemy
- Erwin Chemerinsky Will the Guardrails of US Democracy Hold?

Sustainability Now
Sustainability Now brings together leading voices in all of the domains involved in combating climate change, each addressing specific facets of the challenge.
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Ensuring Europe’s Supply of Critical Minerals
Ensuring Europe’s Supply of Critical Minerals
Rüya Perincek & Andreas Goldthau call for coordinated funding, resource diplomacy, and secondary material partnerships to boost recycling. -
The Climate Policy Pendulum
The Climate Policy Pendulum
Gernot Wagner notes that green technologies retain their many advantages, regardless of national political developments. -
What Climate Justice Means for Latin America and the Caribbean
What Climate Justice Means for Latin America and the Caribbean
Thiago Barral & Woochong Um urge policymakers to work with key stakeholders to accelerate the uptake of renewables.