Welcome to Project Syndicate Podcasts – a hub for conversation on the world’s most pressing issues. On Opinion Has It, host Elmira Bayrasli sits down with leading economists, policymakers, Nobel laureates, academics, and more. Listen and subscribe to all episodes from your favorite podcast app. Find Opinion Has It on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or via RSS Feed.
Opinion Has ItOct 8, 2019Shamina Singh & Elmira Bayrasli
consider why women still lag behind men in opening bank accounts, and how to improve financial inclusion worldwide.
Opinion Has ItSep 24, 2019Michael Green & Elmira Bayrasli
discuss the results of this year’s Social Progress Index, a report tracking progress toward the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Opinion Has ItSep 10, 2019Stephanie Kelton & Elmira Bayrasli
discuss the potential benefits and dangers of financing public spending with unlimited debt.
Opinion Has ItAug 13, 2019Asha George & Elmira Bayrasli
discuss how social and cultural biases generate disparities in health outcomes between men and women, hindering progress towards gender equality.
Opinion Has ItJul 30, 2019Bill Emmott & Elmira Bayrasli
discuss the making of Boris Johnson, and how his rise to prime minister will shape the outcome of the United Kingdom’s looming withdrawal from the European Union.
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The abandonment of Kurdish forces in northern Syria has reinforced already existing doubts in the region and around the world that the United States remains a reliable ally. Those doubts are well-founded, because the isolationism underlying the move is widely shared by the American public.
China's recent attempt to bully the National Basketball Association over a tweet in support of the Hong Kong protesters has backfired. Although the government has successfully intimidated many a Western company and foreign government, this time it made a huge – and potentially costly – miscalculation.
