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Mark Leonard

Mark Leonard

Writing for PS since 2004
104 commentaries
6 videos & podcasts

Mark Leonard, Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, is the author of The Age of Unpeace: How Connectivity Causes Conflict (Bantam Press, 2021).

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  1. Trump at Davos
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    Trump at Davos

    Jan 27, 2025 Mark Leonard thinks there will be no return to the postwar global order of universally shared rules and institutions.

  2. Living in Trump’s World
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    Living in Trump’s World

    Nov 8, 2024 Mark Leonard explains what European leaders must do to prepare for the radical changes promised by the US president-elect.

  3. The US Election Will Overturn Europe’s Strategic Status Quo
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    The US Election Will Overturn Europe’s Strategic Status Quo

    Sep 6, 2024 Mark Leonard worries that Europeans are unprepared for whoever will succeed US President Joe Biden.

  4. Harris Must Challenge Trump’s Overtures to American Workers
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    Harris Must Challenge Trump’s Overtures to American Workers

    Jul 30, 2024 Mark Leonard urges Democrats to devote more effort to countering the Republican Party’s efforts to reinvent its class base.

  5. Europe’s Coming Paralysis
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    Europe’s Coming Paralysis

    Jun 26, 2024 Mark Leonard thinks recent developments in France and Germany will leave the European Union rudderless.

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    India Has Arrived

    Ana Palacio charts the country’s transition from passive observer to active shaper of international affairs.
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    Climate Action Demands Global Fraternity

    Mia Amor Mottley argues that human solidarity must underpin scientific, technological, financial, and diplomatic measures.
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    Normalizing the Normalization of the Far Right

    Jan-Werner Mueller

    History and social science research show that voters take their cues from elites. When politicians who are seen as mainstream treat an extremist far-right party as normal, public opinion will tend to follow; and once such normalization has happened, as in Europe today, it is virtually impossible to undo.

    explores the most common justifications that politicians offer for working with anti-democratic forces.
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    Tackling Climate Change in the Age of Trump

    Richard Haass & Carolyn Kissane

    Since returning to the White House, Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from the Paris climate agreement, rescinded emissions-reduction targets, and ended climate-related initiatives. But a range of potential initiatives that are consistent with the Trump administration’s priorities could still slow climate change.

    argue that reconciling what is desirable with what is feasible requires a new approach.
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    The Fight for Syria

    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?

    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

    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

    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

    Ulrike Malmendier, et al. urge policymakers to pursue bold structural reforms, rather than clinging to an outdated growth model.

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