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Simon Zadek

Writing for PS since 2012
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Simon Zadek is Senior Visiting Fellow at the Center for Finance and Development at Tsinghua University.

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A Low-Carbon Belt and Road
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A Low-Carbon Belt and Road

Mar 28, 2019 Ma Jun & Simon Zadek propose steps to ensure that the coming wave of infrastructure investment doesn't overwhelm climate goals.

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Greening Digital Finance
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Greening Digital Finance

Feb 6, 2017 Simon Zadek explores the potential of fintech to support environmental sustainability.

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The G20 Embraces Green Finance
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The G20 Embraces Green Finance

Sep 5, 2016 Ma Jun & Simon Zadek applaud the new focus on aligning financial systems with the needs of a sustainable economy.

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Seize the Sustainable Future
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Seize the Sustainable Future

Jun 1, 2015 Simon Zadek urges policymakers to make the financial system compatible with sustainable development.

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Greening China’s Financial System
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Greening China’s Financial System

May 11, 2015 Ma Jun & Simon Zadek describe the country’s leading role in promoting finance for sustainable development worldwide.

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Climate Leadership from Developing Countries
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Climate Leadership from Developing Countries

Lee White & Tanguy Gahouma explain how Gabon's forestry policies can serve as a model for other developing countries to follow.

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Trump’s Perfidious America
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Trump’s Perfidious America

Shlomo Ben-Ami says repeated US betrayal of allies and commitments is transforming geopolitics, from Asia to the Middle East.

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The IMF Should Take Over Libra
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The IMF Should Take Over Libra

Yanis Varoufakis

Brilliant ideas that would be catastrophic in the hands of buccaneering privateers should be pressed into public service. That way, we can benefit from their ingenuity without falling prey to their designs.

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Time to Bite the Bullet in Syria
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Time to Bite the Bullet in Syria

Carl Bildt

US President Donald Trump's impulsive decision to pull American troops out of northern Syria and allow Turkey to launch a military campaign against the Kurds there has proved utterly disastrous. But a crisis was already inevitable, given the realities on the ground and the absence of a coherent US or Western policy in Syria.

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What Next for the Bretton Woods Twins? PS OnPoint
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What Next for the Bretton Woods Twins?

Devesh Kapur traces the divergent paths of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank since their founding.

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The End of Sri Lankan Democracy?
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The End of Sri Lankan Democracy?

Brahma Chellaney sees trouble ahead if Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the current presidential frontrunner, wins next month's election.

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The High Price of Trump’s Great Betrayal
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The High Price of Trump’s Great Betrayal

Richard N. Haass itemizes the costs of the US president's decision to withdraw American troops from northern Syria.

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Improving Nutrition Can Save Lives – and the Planet
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Improving Nutrition Can Save Lives – and the Planet

Venkatesh Mannar urges policymakers to link improvements in food systems and diets to other major development goals.

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