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

India’s China strategy is changing

After last month’s clash in the Ladakh region’s Galwan Valley killed 20 Indian soldiers and an unknown number of Chinese troops, the two countries are settling in for a prolonged standoff on their disputed Himalayan frontier, even amid reports of a disengagement at the site of their recent clash.

4y ago

Europe Rescues Itself

After four days and nights of tough negotiations and many painful compromises, European leaders have reached a deal on a groundbreaking 750 billion euro (USD 868 billion) recovery fund.

4y ago

Trump’s Ancient Ballot Lie

As the United States heads toward its most significant and contentious presidential election in a very long time, there is much talk about voting by mail.

4y ago

Saving the Iran Nuclear Deal

Five years ago this week in Vienna, the P5+1 (the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, plus Germany) and Iran agreed to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

4y ago

Building Forward with Digital Agriculture

The Covid-19 pandemic is reshaping societies around the world, in part by accelerating the digital revolution that was already underway at the beginning of the year.

5y ago

Firm Priorities for Fragile States

No country has been spared the impact of Covid-19. But some—the world’s most “fragile states”—face a particularly difficult set of challenges.

5y ago

Building a better post-Covid world

In a matter of months, the Covid-19 pandemic has transformed the world almost beyond recognition.

5y ago

America’s Mis-Police State

George Floyd’s death at the hands—and under the knee—of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has triggered a wave of peaceful protests and violent rioting in most major cities across the United States.

5y ago

Preventing a Covid-19 food crisis

Even before the pandemic, there were signs that global food prices could soon surge.

5y ago

The Kerala Model

As India’s 1.3 billion people struggle to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the country’s 28 states stands head and shoulders above the rest.

5y ago