Project Syndicate
Civil war in Sudan: Global capitalism and perpetual war
The situation in Sudan exposes a global economic logic that has remained obfuscated in other cases.
The geopolitics of Olympic medals
To be sure, economic development and demographics alone are not enough to guarantee Olympic success.
Impunity for authoritarians fuels political violence
While the attempted assassinations of Trump and Fico have caused many liberals to tone down their rhetoric, such reactions miss the point.
We are all biomass
We all know that we are part of nature and fully dependent on it for our survival, yet this recognition does not translate into action.
Preparing for a Future of Extreme Heat Waves
As climate change accelerates, heat waves are expected to become increasingly frequent and intense
The most incredible election in French history
With many losers and very few winners, it is the most astonishing election in the country’s modern history.
The show trial of Arundhati Roy
Roy’s case risks showcasing all the most unattractive features of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
Why Macronism Failed
Legend has it that the first question Napoleon would ask about a military officer was not whether he was talented, but whether he was lucky.
A diaspora is a terrible thing to waste
There have been diasporas ever since the Old Testament, and, leaving aside their tragic nature, no two mass exoduses have been alike.
America’s dangerous descent into violence
It will take the kind of courage shown by former slaves in the face of Jim Crow and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan after the Civil War.
The Betrayal of the Left
The left should maintain solidarity with those who resist aggressive, arbitrary power, whether in Ukraine or elsewhere.
Are the BRICS breaking up?
The recent virtual BRICS summit, which brought together the heads of state and government of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, was interesting as much for what did not happen as for what did.
How the US could lose the new cold war
The United States appears to have entered a new cold war with both China and Russia.
Today’s Crises Are Different
Just as one generation gives way to the next, global challenges are superseded by a new cohort.
Getting Deglobalisation Right
The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) first meeting in more than two years was markedly different from the many previous Davos conferences.
The global hunger crisis is here
Global food prices are soaring. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s Food Price Index—which covers a basket of basic food commodities (cereals, meat, dairy, vegetable oils, and sugar)—reached an all-time high of 159.7 in March, up from 141.1 the previous month.
India’s Covid Con
India is no stranger to political controversies. At least half a dozen rage in its fractious public life at any time. But perhaps the most unseemly dispute recently has been the one over the country’s Covid-19 mortality figures.
The International Monetary System is More Unfit than Ever
After the 2008 global financial crisis, the world seemed ready to undertake meaningful reform of the international monetary system. But the promised structural changes never happened.