For the last eight years of Liu Xiaobo’s life, the Chinese authorities robbed him of his liberty and his dignity. But in the state-enforced silence surrounding Liu’s stage-managed death, the words of his Nobel Prize lecture ring out even louder: “Freedom of expression is the foundation of human rights, the source of humanity, and the mother of truth.”
Angus Deaton discusses the nuances of globalization and inequality that populist critiques have missed.
Raghuram Rajan says we cannot complacently assume that political freedom always creates economic prosperity.
Francis Fukuyama surveys the West's new political terrain – and sees a wilderness of uprooted institutional landmarks.
Jeffrey D. Sachs discusses the failings of liberal democracy, the politics of immigration, and geopolitical threats with Sławomir Sierakowski.
Juan Manuel Santos and Shlomo Ben-Ami discuss the making of Colombia’s historic peace accord with the FARC guerrillas.
Michael Mandelbaum reviews two recent books tracing the Islamic Republic’s political evolution and foreign policies since the country’s 1979 revolution.
Diane Coyle reviews three recent books assessing what has and hasn’t changed in economic thinking and research since the 2008 crisis.
Brigitte Granville reviews six recent books that examine France’s longstanding economic, political, and social malaise.
Jacek Rostowski discusses whether Donald Trump’s commitment in Warsaw to Article 5 of the NATO Treaty was the result of a carefully laid plot.
Sławomir Sierakowski unpacks the energy politics behind the US president’s visit.
Chris Patten examines what China’s tightening grip on Hong Kong will mean for one of Asia’s freest and most successful cities.
Laurence Tubiana explains how Donald Trump’s rejection of the Paris climate agreement will isolate America and profoundly damage the country’s future economic performance.
Michael Ignatieff says that governments are not the only threat to a core democratic value.
Hugo Drochon sees in France’s presidential election the decline of a cosseted elite – if not the institutions that reproduce it.
Rohinton P. Medhora considers arguments by Project Syndicate commentators to assess the populist threat to globalization and international trade.
Benedicta Marzinotto surveys arguments by Project Syndicate commentators about the state of the EU on the eve of the French election – and sees hope for the future.
Christopher Smart weighs in on arguments by Project Syndicate commentators about the proper role of industrial policy in the twenty-first century.
As world leaders gather for the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, Project Syndicate editors examine the changing dynamics of an increasingly multipolar world.
After major setbacks for Donald Trump and Theresa May, and Emmanuel Macron’s makeover of French politics, Project Syndicate editors examine the mounting institutional and electoral resistance to populism.
After US President Donald Trump’s month of scandal, and a week abroad, PS commentators provide insight into the state of America’s global leadership.
Chris Patten discusses his memoir First Confession with Mark Leonard and François Bougon.
Joseph S. Nye discusses Donald Trump’s impact on international affairs with Mark Leonard, director of the ECFR.
Bill Emmott discusses his latest book with PS Contributing Editor John Andrews, Financial News columnist David Wighton, and Christoph Winder from Der Standard.
Christine Lagarde hitches the global economy's prospects to China and the Fed.
George Soros worries that Western societies are walking into the trap set for them by ISIS and its ilk.
Francis Fukuyama asks what lies ahead for China's geopolitically momentous "One Belt, One Road" strategy.
