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  1. Joschka Fischer
    Joschka Fischer

    Joschka Fischer

    Writing for PS since 2006
    217 commentaries

    Joschka Fischer, Germany’s foreign minister and vice chancellor from 1998 to 2005, was a leader of the German Green Party for almost 20 years.

  2. The Gaza War Goes Global

    The Gaza War Goes Global

    Apr 18, 2024 Joschka Fischer considers the implications of Iran’s unprecedented decision to launch a direct strike on Israeli territory.

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  4. When France and Germany Squabble, Putin Rejoices

    When France and Germany Squabble, Putin Rejoices

    Mar 22, 2024 Joschka Fischer worries that top European leaders are airing their disagreements when they should be signaling solidarity.

  5. Europe Is Home Alone

    Europe Is Home Alone

    Feb 21, 2024 Joschka Fischer thinks the threats to European security have become too great for the status quo to bear.

  6. No World Order

    No World Order

    Dec 18, 2023 Joschka Fischer sees the return of violent revisionism as an ominous sign of a broader international breakdown.

  7. The Global Consequences of the War in Ukraine

    The Global Consequences of the War in Ukraine

    Jan 18, 2024 Joschka Fischer explains how Russia's aggression has reshaped international relations, and why it will continue to do so.

  8. World of Warfare

    World of Warfare

    Oct 27, 2023 Joschka Fischer sees the latest Middle East crisis as further evidence that a dangerous new world order is emerging.

  9. The Two-State Solution in the Twenty-First Century

    The Two-State Solution in the Twenty-First Century

    Dec 5, 2023 Joschka Fischer explains what it will take to revive the Middle East peace process after the war in Gaza ends.

  10. Is AI a Master or Slave?

    Is AI a Master or Slave?

    Sep 28, 2023 Joschka Fischer wonders whether humanity can even hope to maintain control in an era of “mega-crisis.”

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    The Language of Political Control

    Robert Skidelsky views recent linguistic innovations as manipulative efforts to compel “correct” thought and perception.
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    Globalization vs. Democracy

    Kaushik Basu highlights the contradictions and vulnerabilities inherent in the current international order.
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    The West’s New Infrastructure Imperative

    Diane Coyle explains why a broader conception of the term could reflect a renewed interest in investing in the future.
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    An Iran-Israel War?

    Iran’s mass ballistic missile and drone attack on Israel last week raised anew the specter of a widening Middle East war that draws in Iran and its proxies, as well as Western countries like the United States. The urgent need to defuse tensions – starting by ending Israel’s war in Gaza and pursuing a lasting political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – is obvious, but can it be done?

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    What a Climate-Aligned IMF Would Look Like

    Mohamed Nasheed & Rakesh Mohan explain how the managing director can fully position the institution to help the most vulnerable countries.
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    The Key to Transforming African Health

    Jayati Ghosh highlights efforts to foster scientific innovation and drug manufacturing on the continent.
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    China’s Rebalancing Imperative

    Stephen S. Roach

    The most successful development stories almost always involve major shifts in the sources of economic growth, which in turn allow economies to reinvent themselves out of necessity or by design. In China, the interplay of mounting external pressures, lagging household consumption, and falling productivity will increasingly shape China’s policy choices in the years ahead.

     explains why the Chinese authorities should switch to a consumption- and productivity-led growth model.
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    From Welfare State to Safe State in Latin America

    Jorge G. Castañeda & Carlos Ominami

    Designing a progressive anti-violence strategy that delivers the safety for which a huge share of Latin Americans crave is perhaps the most difficult challenge facing many of the region’s governments. But it is also the most important.

     urge the region’s progressives to start treating security as an essential component of social protection.
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    The Urgency of Sovereign-Debt Restructuring

    José Antonio Ocampo highlights the need for a comprehensive mechanism to deliver relief to low- and middle-income countries.

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