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Anders Åslund on the Trump threat, Ukrainian security, Putin's survival, and more
Anders Åslund on the Trump threat, Ukrainian security, Putin's survival, and more
Anders Åslund considers what the US presidential election will mean for Ukraine, says that only a humiliating loss in the war could threaten Vladimir Putin’s position, urges the EU to take additional steps to ensure a rapid and successful Ukrainian accession, and more. -
Europe’s Existential AI Challenge
Europe’s Existential AI Challenge
Bertrand Badré & Charles Ferguson explain what is wrong with the EU technology startup system, and what to do about it. -
The US Election and America’s Future
The US Election and America’s Future
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PS editors , Nouriel Roubini , Joseph E. Stiglitz , Nina L. Khrushcheva , Edoardo Campanella , Tom Ginsburg , Aziz Huq , John Mark Hansen , Reed GalenFrom the economy to foreign policy to democratic institutions, the two US presidential candidates, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, promise to pursue radically different agendas, reflecting sharply diverging visions for the United States and the world. Why is the race so nail-bitingly close, and how might the outcome change America?
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Will the IMF Survive to 100?
Will the IMF Survive to 100?
Paulo Nogueira Batista, Jr. & Robert H. Wade propose incremental changes to keep developing and emerging economies on board and engaged. -
Diane Coyle on economic progress, tech monopolies, artificial intelligence, and more
Diane Coyle on economic progress, tech monopolies, artificial intelligence, and more
Diane Coyle advocates a new public philosophy that rejects viewing “government” and “market” as opposites, explains why time-use data must shape technological development, warns that policymakers are devising AI regulation in a thick conceptual fog, and more. -
Toward a Fifth World Order
Toward a Fifth World Order
Gordon Brown & Mohamed A. El-Erian explain why multilateral institutions urgently need to be reformed, and why the G20 is the right forum for it. -
The Brutes’ New Suits
The Brutes’ New Suits
James Livingston asks why so many observers now believe that banks are running a con game. -
Nobel Laureates Help Solve the Inequality Puzzle
Nobel Laureates Help Solve the Inequality Puzzle
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PS editors , Daron Acemoglu , James A. Robinson , Simon JohnsonWhile even the world’s poorest economies have become richer in recent decades, they have continued to lag far behind their higher-income counterparts – and the gap is not getting any smaller. According to this year’s Nobel Prize-winning economists, institutions are a key reason why. From Ukraine’s reconstruction to the regulation of artificial intelligence, the implications are as consequential as they are far-reaching.
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America’s Broken Constitution
America’s Broken Constitution
Nicholas Reed Langen sees the country’s politicized Supreme Court as the biggest obstacle to addressing many other problems. -
Is Antitrust Enforcement Broken?
Is Antitrust Enforcement Broken?
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Anu Bradford , Todd G. Buchholz , Cristina Caffarra , Mordecai Kurz , Tara Pincock , Yanis VaroufakisThough antitrust enforcement has been gaining momentum on both sides of the Atlantic, a handful of private actors still wield extraordinary market power – and thus power over ordinary people’s lives. With some calling for more radical action, and others warning that reining in firms’ market power would be unhelpful and even harmful, we asked PS commentators what needs to be done.
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Marietje Schaake on our tech overlords, antitrust, data protection, and more
Marietje Schaake on our tech overlords, antitrust, data protection, and more
Marietje Schaake warns that Big Tech’s outsize influence threatens democracy, suggests what Western leaders can learn from Chinese technology governance, urges governments to use public procurement to influence the trajectory of digital technology, and more. -
Making Sense of Russia’s War Economy
Making Sense of Russia’s War Economy
Konstantin Sonin explains the apparent resilience of growth and employment in the face of increasingly tight sanctions. -
Escaping the New Gilded Age
Escaping the New Gilded Age
Daron Acemoglu thinks the social, cultural, and political influence wielded by the superrich has reached a dangerous level.
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The Climate Crucible
More than just a test of humanity’s collective resolve, climate change is also a test of existing institutions, and that makes it a profound security risk. When a fully globalized, interdependent world is placed in a kiln and the heat is turned up, some systems will eventually emerge stronger, but many others will fail.
- James K. Galbraith Economic Theory for the Real World
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf A Broken Peacekeeping Paradigm
- Mohamed Nasheed Paradise in Peril
- Kristie L. Ebi Surviving a Future of Extreme Heat