Project Syndicate

Project Syndicate

The Global South will pay for Trump’s trade war

Many developing economies will likely begin to reconsider their participation in an unequal system that no longer serves their interests.

2m ago

The end of progress?

With the return of Donald Trump and his MAGA movement, perhaps we should call the current era “end of progress.”

5m ago

Project Syndicate / Rebuilding Syria after Assad

Syrians will not miss Assad, a brutal ruler who failed his people.

7m ago

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.

9m ago

The geopolitics of Olympic medals

To be sure, economic development and demographics alone are not enough to guarantee Olympic success.

10m ago

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.

11m ago

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.

11m ago

Preparing for a Future of Extreme Heat Waves

As climate change accelerates, heat waves are expected to become increasingly frequent and intense

11m ago

The Ukraine Safari

Peaceniks argue that Russia needs a victory or concession that will allow it to 'save face.'

2y ago

Can India’s Oldest Party Reinvent Itself?

For the first time in nearly 25 years, Congress will elect a president who is not a member of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty.

2y ago

Liz Truss vs the Bank of England

Unless Truss reverses more of the tax cuts or introduces policies to protect pensioners and mortgage borrowers, turmoil in the UK market will not end soon.

2y ago

Why Populists Don’t Concede

Populist losers are more likely than not to cry fraud, because the entire basis of their appeal lies in the claim that they, and only they, represent “the real people.”

2y ago

Women, Life, Freedom, and the Left

We in the West have no right to treat Iran as a country that is desperately trying to catch up with us.

2y ago

Russia, Iran, and the Perils of Post-Autocracy

While these regimes have no real future, there is no clear and institutionally viable alternative to replace them.

2y ago

India’s long infatuation with Russia must end

Against the backdrop of China-Russia ties growing stronger, India must urgently review its geopolitical options.

2y ago

Ukraine Is Palestine, Not Israel

By treating Israel’s colonisation of Palestine as a defensive struggle, Ukraine is validating its senseless aggression.

2y ago

The irreversibility of globalisation

Politicians, media commentators, and economists have been far too hasty in predicting the demise of globalisation.

2y ago

Ukraine’s Tale of Two Colonisations

More is at stake in Ukraine than many commentators seem to appreciate. In a world beset by the effects of climate change, fertile land will be an increasingly valuable asset.

2y ago