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Climate Adaptation More Than Covers Its Cost

BOSTON – Humanity has long learned to live with extreme weather. Much of the Netherlands would be under water were it not for centuries of...

yesterday 40

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Mekala Krishnan

The West Is Not Ready for a Multipolar World

LONDON – The release of the Trump administration’s National Security Strategy marks a pivotal moment for the United States and the West. The US has...

yesterday 30

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Gemma Cheng&x27Er Deng

The Case for European Nationalism

CAMBRIDGE – US President Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy warns that Europe faces “civilizational erasure.” While the language is...

yesterday 8

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Ricardo Hausmann

Silicon Valley Socialism

LONDON – At the Saudi-US Investment Forum in November, Elon Musk sketched a future in which AI and humanoid robots will do almost all the work....

yesterday 9

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Noreena Hertz

The Real Existential Threat Facing Europe

The Real Existential Threat Facing Europe

NEW YORK – US President Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy offers a misguided assessment of Europe, long regarded as America’s most...

previous day 40

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Nouriel Roubini

How the World Can Reboot America First

How the World Can Reboot America First

WASHINGTON, DC – “There’s no question about it,” US President Donald Trump said at this month’s FIFA World Cup Final Draw ceremony: The game that...

previous day 30

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Vera Songwe

Humanity’s Alignment Problem

Humanity’s Alignment Problem

NEW YORK – It’s lunchtime on top of the world again. Time’s annual “Person of the Year” issue has revived the iconic Depression-era photograph of...

previous day 30

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Antara Haldar

How to Tax AI

How to Tax AI

DUBAI – New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s pledge to raise the minimum hourly wage to $30 captures a dilemma that is haunting most advanced...

previous day 30

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Sami Mahroum

Against Euro-Pessimism

Against Euro-Pessimism

PRINCETON – Heading into the new year, it is difficult to feel optimistic about Europe. Most of the world is disdainful of the continent, and US...

previous day 20

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Harold James

America’s Post-Trump China Strategy

America’s Post-Trump China Strategy

NEW HAVEN – With the United States in the hands of an unstable president, diplomacy is not the answer for a conflict-prone US-China relationship....

monday 60

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Stephen S. Roach

Why Haven’t Trump’s Tariffs Crashed the US Economy?

Why Haven’t Trump’s Tariffs Crashed the US Economy?

CAMBRIDGE – When US President Donald Trump took office last January, most economists feared what would happen if he raised tariffs. The expectation...

monday 10

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Jeffrey Frankel

A Country and a World Out of Balance

A Country and a World Out of Balance
monday 10

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Richard Haass

A Decisive Year for Ocean Conservation

A Decisive Year for Ocean Conservation

MELBOURNE – While the ocean’s health is perilously close to a tipping point, 2025 offered reasons for hope. In fact, over the next five years, we...

monday 10

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Peter Thomson

Will Dollar Dominance Survive Digital Money?

Will Dollar Dominance Survive Digital Money?

WASHINGTON, DC – Twice in the last century, the foundations of global finance shifted, because the burden placed on the machinery of money became...

monday 50

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Silvia Sgherri

Why Trump Has an Affordability Problem

Why Trump Has an Affordability Problem

WASHINGTON, DC – At a recent rally to tout his economic policies, US President Donald Trump suggested that voters’ growing concerns about...

28.12.2025 10

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Michael R. Strain

PS Commentators’ Predictions for 2026

PS Commentators’ Predictions for 2026

Every December, we ask Project Syndicate commentators to identify the political, economic, and policy trends to watch in the year ahead. Last year,...

26.12.2025 90

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Ps Editors

Donald Trump and the White Man's Burden in Nigeria

Donald Trump and the White Man's Burden in Nigeria
26.12.2025 10

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Adekeye Adebajo