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Harold James

Harold James

Writing for PS since 2001
227 commentaries
2 videos & podcasts

Harold James is Professor of History and International Affairs at Princeton University. A specialist on German economic history and on globalization, he is a co-author of The Euro and The Battle of Ideas, and the author of The Creation and Destruction of Value: The Globalization Cycle, Krupp: A History of the Legendary German Firm, Making the European Monetary Union, The War of Words, and, most recently, Seven Crashes: The Economic Crises That Shaped Globalization (Yale University Press, 2023).

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  1. Is America the Next Soviet Union?
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    Is America the Next Soviet Union?

    Nov 28, 2024 Harold James sees parallels between the United States’ political dysfunction and that of its twentieth-century adversary.

  2. Fascism in Our Time
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    Fascism in Our Time

    Oct 28, 2024 Harold James emphasizes the similarity of US business leaders’ behavior to that of their counterparts in 1930s Germany.

  3. Trump’s Tariffs Are an Opportunity for Harris
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    Trump’s Tariffs Are an Opportunity for Harris

    Oct 7, 2024 Harold James urges the Democratic presidential candidate to reject the new consensus against free trade.

  4. The Future of Conservatism
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    The Future of Conservatism

    Sep 9, 2024 Elizabeth Corey, et al. consider whether the populist “new right” in America, Europe, and elsewhere is here to stay.

  5. Who Will Create a New European Culture of Debate?
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    Who Will Create a New European Culture of Debate?

    Aug 27, 2024 Harold James thinks the Franco-German twosome, historically Europe’s engine of integration, has become a spent force.

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    A Politics of Hope Is Our Best Hope

    Ngaire Woods highlights the need for governments to be more ambitious in addressing the causes of citizens’ frustrations.
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    The Man Who Relaunched India

    Kaushik Basu reflects on the legacy of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who set the stage for today’s economic growth.
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    COVID’s Lessons Have All Been Forgotten

    Antara Haldar laments the world's return to business as usual without having absorbed anything essential from the pandemic.
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    Supporting Ukraine Is in Trump’s Interest

    Michael Froman & Charles A. Kupchan see only one way for the US president-elect to achieve the peace settlement he desires.
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    The Climate Crisis Is Also an Inflation Crisis

    Mónica Araya & Saliem Fakir highlight the need for integrated, equitable policies that address both global warming and rising prices.
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    Hail to the Fallen Chief

    Richard Haass

    Jimmy Carter suffered from the fate of many one-term presidents, who by being defeated are judged to have been unsuccessful. But Carter accomplished more in four years – from the handover of the Panama Canal to the Camp David Peace Accords – than many presidents do in eight.

     thinks Jimmy Carter's presidency merits much greater appreciation than it has received.
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    Has Escaping the Middle-Income Trap Become Easier?

    Keun Lee urges the World Bank to adopt a more reliable measure of economic development than nominal per capita GDP.
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    Trump Can’t Stop De-Dollarization

    Hippolyte Fofack thinks the benefits of reducing reliance on the greenback will outweigh the costs of retaliatory US tariffs.
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    South Korea’s Constitution Needs Fixing

    Yoon Young-kwan argues that breaking the cycle of political crises will require some fundamental reforms.

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