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Anne-Marie Slaughter

Anne-Marie Slaughter

Writing for PS since 2006
105 commentaries
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Anne-Marie Slaughter, a former director of policy planning in the US State Department, is CEO of the think tank New America, a fellow at the American Academy in Berlin, Professor Emerita of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, and the author of Renewal: From Crisis to Transformation in Our Lives, Work, and Politics (Princeton University Press, 2021).

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  1. A Network-Based Approach to Health in Ukraine
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    A Network-Based Approach to Health in Ukraine

    Mar 21, 2024 Anne-Marie Slaughter & Kelly Saldaña envision a health-care system capable of responding to the complex demands of a conflict environment.

  2. Do Israelis and Palestinians Inhabit the Same World?
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    Do Israelis and Palestinians Inhabit the Same World?

    Jan 31, 2024 Anne-Marie Slaughter envisions a diplomatic approach that does not require each side to adopt the other's perspective.

  3. If Europe Could Do It, So Can the Middle East
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    If Europe Could Do It, So Can the Middle East

    Nov 23, 2023 Anne-Marie Slaughter shares three lessons from the post-World War II experience of peacemaking between ancient enemies.

  4. A Pact for People and Planet
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    A Pact for People and Planet

    Sep 12, 2023 Anne-Marie Slaughter, et al. propose an agreement that aligns existing climate commitments and accelerates progress toward a net-zero future.

  5. AI’s Pugwash Moment
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    AI’s Pugwash Moment

    Jul 24, 2023 Anne-Marie Slaughter & Fadi Chehadé describe the institutional structures that the rapid rise of artificial intelligence demands.

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    Trump Is Putin’s Only Hope Now

    Carl Bildt considers the implications of Ukraine finally receiving the Western military aid it has been waiting for.
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    How to Rebuild Trust in Public Institutions

    Eleanor Carter & Carolyn J. Heinrich highlight the value of face-to-face interactions at a time when governments are phasing out in-person services.
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    Is Trump Above the Law?

    Nancy Isenberg

    Contrary to what former US President Donald Trump would have the American public believe, no president enjoys absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. To suggest otherwise is to reject a bedrock principle of American democracy: the president is not a monarch.

    explains why the US Supreme Court must reject the former president's claim to immunity from prosecution.
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    Ukraine Is Far From Doomed

    Tatyana Deryugina & Anastassia Fedyk

    When comparing Ukraine’s situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible. But it will require the West, and the US in particular, to put aside domestic political squabbles and muster the political will to provide Ukraine with consistent and robust military and financial assistance.

    compare Russia's full-scale invasion to World War II and see reason to hope – as long as aid keeps flowing.
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    The Pandemic Financing Developing Countries Need

    Rachel Glennerster urges multilateral development banks to establish mechanisms that enable at-risk vaccine purchases.
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    The Geopolitics of Africa’s Debt Crisis

    Anne O. Krueger urges developed countries to back efforts by the IMF and the World Bank to promote growth-enhancing reforms.
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    Why the EU’s New Migration Pact Matters

    Ana Palacio applauds the pragmatic coalition-building, especially by Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, that enabled the deal.
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    AI Needs UN Oversight

    Peter G. Kirchschläger calls for the creation of a watchdog – similar to the IAEA – that employs a human rights-based approach.
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    The West Is Hastening Its Own Decline

    Brahma Chellaney argues that the unprecedented US and European sanctions against Russia are backfiring.

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