The last 12 months have witnessed growing challenges to the global economy and the international order, from widening income inequality and falling commodity prices to the Ukraine crisis and the rise of the Islamic State. Understand 2014 better with the year’s ten most-read commentaries on Project Syndicate.
Most Read of 2014
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The Geopolitical Impact of Cheap Oil
The Geopolitical Impact of Cheap Oil
Nov 26, 2014 Martin Feldstein points out that several oil-producing countries cannot afford a further decline in prices.
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Should Adult Sibling Incest Be a Crime?
Should Adult Sibling Incest Be a Crime?
Oct 8, 2014 Peter Singer takes aim at legal prohibition of consensual sex for one set of grownups.
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Parallels to 1937
Parallels to 1937
Sep 11, 2014 Robert J. Shiller worries that too many people are losing confidence in the future – and in democratic institutions.
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Democracy in the Twenty-First Century
Democracy in the Twenty-First Century
Sep 1, 2014 Joseph E. Stiglitz blames rising inequality on an ersatz form of capitalism that benefits only the rich.
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The New Thirty Years’ War
The New Thirty Years’ War
Jul 21, 2014 Richard Haass argues that the Middle East is less a problem to be solved than a condition to be managed.
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The Great Backlash
The Great Backlash
May 31, 2014 Nouriel Roubini likens the rise of nationalism today to that of authoritarian regimes during the Great Depression.
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