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.
How to strengthen anti-poverty efforts
From 1990 to 2019, the number of people living in extreme poverty (according to the World Bank threshold of USD 1.90 per day) plummeted, from 1.9 billion to 648 million. Covid-19 has reversed much of this progress. By the end of 2021, the pandemic will have pushed approximately 150 million people back into extreme poverty.
The Global Food System Isn’t Working
The year 2020 was unforgettable for all of us, and tragic for many. No one had imagined that a lethal virus originating in horseshoe bats could spread so fast and upend our lives so thoroughly.
The pandemic threat to female leadership
One in four. That’s the proportion of American women who are considering downshifting their careers or leaving the workforce due to the impact of Covid-19.
Pandemics and Political Performance
The Covid-19 pandemic has created a laboratory for testing different governance systems in the face of a public-health crisis, ultimately revealing massive variance in country performance.
The G7 Vaccine Charade
In a recent essay on Samantha Power, President Joe Biden’s new administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, Michelle Goldberg of The New York Times writes, correctly,
Herd immunity is closer than you think
When will the world have vaccinated 80 percent of all adults (the level presumed by scientists to produce herd immunity against Covid-19)? Most people’s answer is 2023 or 2024, which suggests deep pessimism about the progress of vaccinations outside the rich world.
Bangladesh at 50: Reaping the benefits of bottom-up entrepreneurship
As Bangladesh turns 50 this year, the country has much to celebrate. Its human-development progress has been exceptional compared to that of its South Asian neighbours.
Measuring What Matters
As many as 150 million people globally, roughly the combined population of Canada, France, and the United Kingdom, may have fallen into pandemic-induced extreme poverty over the past year.
Powering sustainable food systems
The 17 members of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate generate around 80 percent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. That means they have the power to pull the brakes on the climate emergency.
Is the Asian Century Really Here?
The Covid-19 pandemic has not been the west’s finest hour. Most western governments failed to contain the deadly outbreak and the resulting economic damage effectively.