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Stalin’s War and Peace
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Stalin’s War and Peace

Global Bookmark May 7, 2021 Nina L. Khrushcheva reviews four recent books on Soviet history that may provide lessons for dealing with modern Russia.

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Will Corporate Greed Prolong the Pandemic?
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Will Corporate Greed Prolong the Pandemic?

Long Reads May 6, 2021 Joseph E. Stiglitz & Lori Wallach dismantle Big Pharma's arguments against waiving intellectual property rights to boost global vaccine production.

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What Europe Must Do
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What Europe Must Do

Long Reads Apr 30, 2021 Sigmar Gabriel outlines a strategy for preserving the bloc's sovereignty and security in a Sino-American century.

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Bitcoin and Beyond
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Bitcoin and Beyond

Long Reads Apr 23, 2021 Christian Catalini, et al. explain the beliefs supporting cryptocurrencies and where the underlying technology could lead next.

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Are We Risking a Debt Pandemic?
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Are We Risking a Debt Pandemic?

Long Reads Apr 16, 2021 Wolfgang Schäuble worries that monetization of pandemic-related government borrowing will boost inflation and erode competitiveness.

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The Geography of Pandemic Effects
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The Geography of Pandemic Effects

Long Reads Apr 9, 2021 Robert Muggah maps out the economic, political, and social impact of the COVID-19 crisis worldwide.

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The End of the Oil Age
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The End of the Oil Age

Apr 2, 2021 Edoardo Campanella reviews three recent books on the state of the industry and its future after the pandemic.

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Agents of Automation
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Agents of Automation

Long Reads Mar 26, 2021 Sami Mahroum pushes back on the emerging consensus that whatever new technologies can do they inevitably will do.

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The Enduring Populist Threat
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The Enduring Populist Threat

Long Reads Mar 19, 2021 Sergei Guriev & Elias Papaioannou advise policymakers on how to prevent the COVID-19 shock from triggering another political tsunami.

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Why the Social Market Economy Succeeds
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Why the Social Market Economy Succeeds

Long Reads Mar 12, 2021 Lars P. Feld, et al. explain what policymakers everywhere can learn from the German post-war economic model.

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The Year Ahead 2021

The Year Ahead 2021

Dec 29, 2020 PS editors select a group of commentaries that look back on the year that was and what lies ahead in 2021.
Special Edition Magazine, Fall 2020: The Green Recovery

Special Edition Magazine, Fall 2020: The Green Recovery

Sep 23, 2020 PS editors bring together leading voices in all of the domains involved in combating climate change.
Special Edition Magazine, Spring 2020: Beyond the Techlash

Special Edition Magazine, Spring 2020: Beyond the Techlash

Apr 20, 2020 PS editors bring together leading thinkers to consider how the lost promise of twenty-first-century innovation can be reclaimed.
The Year Ahead 2020

The Year Ahead 2020

Dec 19, 2019 PS editors select a group of commentaries that look back on the year that was and what lies ahead in 2020.
Special Edition Magazine, Fall 2019: Sustainability

Special Edition Magazine, Fall 2019: Sustainability

Sep 5, 2019 PS editors bring together leading voices in all of the domains involved in combating climate change.
The Year Ahead 2019

The Year Ahead 2019

Jan 3, 2019 PS editors compile a selection of commentaries that look back on the year that was and what lies ahead in 2019.
The Year Ahead 2018

The Year Ahead 2018

Dec 20, 2017 PS editors assemble a group commentaries that look back on the year that was and what lies ahead in 2018.
The Year Ahead 2017
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The Year Ahead 2017

Dec 28, 2016 PS editors ask PS contributors to look back on 2016 and predict what lies ahead in 2017.
The Year Ahead 2016
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The Year Ahead 2016

May 27, 2016 PS editors select a group of commentaries that review the year that was and take a look at what lies ahead in 2016.
The Year Ahead 2015
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The Year Ahead 2015

Dec 20, 2014 PS editors compile a selection of commentaries that look back on the year that was and what lies ahead in 2015.
The Year Ahead 2014
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The Year Ahead 2014

Dec 23, 2013 PS editors compile a selection of commentaries that look back on the year that was and what lies ahead in 2014.

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The Year Ahead 2021

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a process of deglobalization that was already underway, exposed deep disparities in the quality of governance around the world, and cast a shadow of anxiety across all societies. Even more ominously, recovering from the crisis will require a political stability, policy coherence, and international cooperation on a scale not witnessed in years.

The Cure for Demagogic Populism PS OnPoint
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The Cure for Demagogic Populism

Michael Lind argues that a disease of representative democracy can be treated only by making democracy more representative.

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Overcoming Trumpism PS OnPoint
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Overcoming Trumpism

Ian Buruma warns that dismissing the outgoing president's supporters as deluded, deplorable, ignorant racists will solve nothing.

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America’s Post-Trump Reckoning PS OnPoint
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America’s Post-Trump Reckoning

Harold Hongju Koh explains how Joe Biden can start to repair America's standing in the world through international law.

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The Pandemic of Fear PS OnPoint
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The Pandemic of Fear

Ivan Krastev reflects on how COVID-19 has transformed the modern world in ways both fundamental and transient.

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