Michael Young - Project Syndicate

Michael Young

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Michael Young is the opinion editor of the Daily Star newspaper and the author of The Ghosts of Martyrs Square: An Eyewitness Account of Lebanon’s Life Struggle.

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Lebanon’s Gathering Storm

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Oct 7, 2014 Michael Young warns of sectarian conflict spreading to Lebanon, fueled by a worsening economy.

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The Lebanese Labyrinth

Sep 20, 2007 Michael Young

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The Lebanon Proxy

Apr 13, 2006 Michael Young

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Syria’s Dangerous Liaisons

Mar 1, 2005 Michael Young

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The Powerlessness of the Most Powerful

Oct 20, 2018 Javier Solana asks what purpose America's global dominance serves when its president refuses to be a world leader.

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What Has Google Ever Done for Us?

Oct 19, 2018 Yanis Varoufakis argues that because users manufacture a portion of Big Tech's capital, social property rights should follow.

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China’s Repressed Memory

Oct 19, 2018 Chris Patten follows a common thread running through three recent novels by the exiled writer Ma Jian.

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The Economics of the Climate Crisis

Oct 19, 2018 José Antonio Ocampo concludes that gradualism is no longer an option in the fight against global warming.

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The Sino-American Cold War’s Collateral Damage

Oct 19, 2018 Minxin Pei warns that further escalation of tensions between the US and China would yield catastrophic results.

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The Disruptive Power of Ethnic Nationalism

Oct 19, 2018 Shlomo Ben-Ami argues that the West's liberal democrats cannot afford to ignore the basic human desire for belonging.

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When Agricultural Workers Go Hungry

Oct 18, 2018 Hilal Elver & Melissa Shapiro ask why so many farm workers can't put enough food on their plates.

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Are Britons Really Softening on Immigration?

Oct 18, 2018 Johnny Runge wonders if public attitudes toward migrants have really changed as much as recent polls suggest.

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