Elmira Bayrasli

Writing for PS since 2016
2 commentaries
27 videos & podcasts

Elmira Bayrasli is the co-founder and CEO of Foreign Policy Interrupted and the author of From The Other Side of The World: Extraordinary Entrepreneurs, Unlikely Places.

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US Foreign Policy After the Midterm Election
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US Foreign Policy After the Midterm Election

Nov 21, 2018 Anne-Marie Slaughter & Elmira Bayrasli warn that Trump will be tempted to divert public attention by ratcheting up conflicts abroad.

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Entrepreneurship as a Diplomatic Tool
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Entrepreneurship as a Diplomatic Tool

Mar 23, 2016 Anne-Marie Slaughter & Elmira Bayrasli highlight how the profit motive can help to overcome longstanding political conflicts.

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The Middle East’s New Eruption

The Middle East’s New Eruption

Jan 21, 2020 Narges Bajoghli, et al. discuss the future of the region following the targeted killing of Iran’s most powerful military leader, Qassem Suleimani.

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Disinfo Wars

Disinfo Wars

Jan 7, 2020 Nina L. Khrushcheva & Elmira Bayrasli discuss what the impeachment of Donald Trump means in an age of disinformation.

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America’s Impeachment Struggle

America’s Impeachment Struggle

Dec 18, 2019 Noah Feldman & Elmira Bayrasli discuss the congressional effort to remove the US president, and what it means for American democracy.

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How to Tax the Super Rich

How to Tax the Super Rich

Dec 3, 2019 Emmanuel Saez & Elmira Bayrasli discuss how a wealth tax would work in the United States.

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Is the War on Terror Over?

Is the War on Terror Over?

Nov 19, 2019 Karen Greenberg & Elmira Bayrasli discuss the global war on terror and US President Donald Trump’s role in ending it.

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The War on Women: The View from China
Jun 19, 2019

Thanks for this insight and background.
The Secret Openings of US Foreign Policy
May 8, 2019

Well said J.Von Hettlingen!
Journalism on (Thin) Ice
Apr 30, 2019

Thanks for your thoughts Peter. I do think that there are news outlets and publications that work hard to report facts. I can appreciate, however, your frustration with the media.
Facing Up to Facebook
Apr 1, 2019

Thanks Petey. You make excellent points. It will be interesting to see how Congress takes up this issue and moves it forward. One thing is for sure, this is going to be a major focus in 2020.
Facing Up to Facebook
Mar 26, 2019

*NB at 14:47: It was Michael Cohen's Rockefeller Center office that was raided by the FBI in April 2018. Paul Manafort's home was searched in August 2017.

Finding Europe’s Way in the World

Sigmar Gabriel & Michael Hüther

For historical reasons, Europe has long resided in the strategic shadow of the United States, which itself has underwritten decades of globalization and rapidly expanding prosperity. But the global balance of power is rapidly shifting, leaving Europe increasingly exposed.