Elmira Bayrasli

Writing for PS since 2016
2 commentaries
18 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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Should Governments Just Print More Money?

Should Governments Just Print More Money?

Sep 10, 2019 Stephanie Kelton & Elmira Bayrasli discuss the potential benefits and dangers of financing public spending with unlimited debt.

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Understanding Economic Populism

Understanding Economic Populism

Aug 27, 2019 Allison Schrager & Elmira Bayrasli discuss the roots of populism and the economic risks it poses.

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When Gender Bias Creates Unequal Health Systems

When Gender Bias Creates Unequal Health Systems

Aug 13, 2019 Asha George & Elmira Bayrasli discuss how social and cultural biases generate disparities in health outcomes between men and women, hindering progress towards gender equality.

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Boris Means Brexit

Boris Means Brexit

Jul 30, 2019 Bill Emmott & Elmira Bayrasli discuss the making of Boris Johnson, and how his rise to prime minister will shape the outcome of the United Kingdom’s looming withdrawal from the European Union.

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A Woman in the White House? Yes, She Can
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A Woman in the White House? Yes, She Can

Jul 16, 2019 Anne-Marie Slaughter & Elmira Bayrasli discuss what it will take for a woman to hold the world’s most powerful position.

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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.

The Economic Consequences of Automation

Robert Skidelsky

Economic theory does not provide a clear answer regarding the overall impact of technological progress on jobs. And even if automation has traditionally been beneficial in the long run, policymakers should never ignore its disruptive short-term effects on workers.

Jerome Powell’s Dilemma

Carmen M. Reinhart & Vincent Reinhart

There is a reason that the US Federal Reserve chair often has a haunted look. Probably to his deep and never-to-be-expressed frustration, the Fed is setting monetary policy in a way that increases the likelihood that President Donald Trump will be reelected next year.

Brexit House of Cards

Mark Malloch-Brown

Following British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament, and an appeals court ruling declaring that act unlawful, the United Kingdom finds itself in a state of political frenzy. With rational decision-making having become all but impossible, any new political agreement that emerges is likely to be both temporary and deeply flawed.

Elmira Bayrasli

US Foreign Policy After the Midterm Election

Entrepreneurship as a Diplomatic Tool

Should Governments Just Print More Money?

Understanding Economic Populism

When Gender Bias Creates Unequal Health Systems

Boris Means Brexit

A Woman in the White House? Yes, She Can

The War on Women: The View from China

The Secret Openings of US Foreign Policy

Journalism on (Thin) Ice

Facing Up to Facebook

Facing Up to Facebook

Asia’s Multilateral Balancing Act

The Economic Consequences of Automation

The Return of Fiscal Policy

Jerome Powell’s Dilemma

Can Direct Democracy Defeat Populism?

Strengthening Land Rights Will Curb Migration

Islands of Climate Ambition

Brexit House of Cards

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