PS Say MoreMar 31, 2020Sławomir Sierakowski
compares the current situation in Poland to a political thriller, describes the foreign policy Europe needs, and provides an ideal pandemic reading list.
Long ReadsMar 27, 2020Ian Goldin & Robert Muggah
warn that, like climate change and pandemics, growing socioeconomic disparities are a global threat multiplier.
PS Say MoreMar 24, 2020Andrew Sheng
predicts that the COVID-19 shock will spur a shift toward complex systems thinking, highlights the pillars of an agenda for long-term resilience, and warns against excessive reliance on monetary policy.
PS Say MoreMar 17, 2020Robert Skidelsky
recommends fiscal measures for minimizing the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic fallout, explains what economists are missing about money, and corrects some common misconceptions about John Maynard Keynes.
PS Say MoreMar 10, 2020Marietje Schaake
proposes ways to improve European antitrust enforcement, assesses the impact of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, and calls out Big Tech’s regulatory hypocrisy.
PS Say MoreMar 3, 2020Stephen S. Roach
considers the economic implications of the COVID-19 outbreak, advises countries seeking to deepen economic ties with China, and fears for the future of US central banking.
Long ReadsFeb 28, 2020Joseph E. Stiglitz
calls for the abandonment of four decades of neoliberal economic policies and a new approach to globalization.
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As 2019 draws to a close, it is unclear whether we have reached “peak disruption,” or whether a further unraveling of political systems, economic models, and international arrangements is in the offing. Between the poles of populist/authoritarian “destruction” and liberal/reformist reconstruction, what specific forces are most likely to define the next year – and the next decade?
The Year Ahead 2020
