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.

1w 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.”

2m ago

Project Syndicate / Rebuilding Syria after Assad

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

4m 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.

7m ago

The geopolitics of Olympic medals

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

8m 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.

9m 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.

9m ago

Preparing for a Future of Extreme Heat Waves

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

9m ago

Has the ‘polycrisis’ overwhelmed us?

Just as social media competes for individuals’ attention, so do global crises.

1y ago

How climate agreements and trade measures go together

We should direct our energies towards negotiating agreements that can achieve progress in narrow, but crucial, economic sectors.

1y ago

AI’s copyright problem is fixable

What should copyright law mean in the age of AI?

1y ago

Myanmar’s military junta is losing power

The junta appears more vulnerable than ever. The formerly 500,000-strong military currently stands at around 150,000 troops or fewer and is severely overstretched.

1y ago

India’s Hindu ‘emperor’ wants a third term

India's upcoming election sees BJP's narrative shift to Hindu identity under PM Modi, prompting opposition emphasis on economic issues

1y ago

Will Trump be on the ballot?

His role in starting an insurrection complicates the situation.

1y ago

Does India have a hit list?

The attempted murder of Sikh separatist, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a US citizen, in New York City, allegedly at the behest of an Indian government official in New Delhi, has cast a shadow over India’s global image.

1y ago

India, Gaza, and the drift from non-alignment

For decades after independence, India’s approach to the world was shaped by its historical experience of colonialism.

1y ago

Fixing global economic governance

Rarely have the shortcomings of world leaders and existing institutional arrangements been so glaringly obvious.

1y ago

The real dividing line in Israel-Palestine

The choice is not one hardline faction or the other; it is between fundamentalists and all those who still believe in the possibility of peaceful co-existence.

1y ago