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Jean Pisani-Ferry

Jean Pisani-Ferry

Writing for PS since 2010
148 commentaries

Jean Pisani-Ferry, a senior fellow at the Brussels-based think tank Bruegel and a senior non-resident fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, holds the Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa chair at the European University Institute.

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  1. What Will It Take to Awaken Europe?
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    What Will It Take to Awaken Europe?

    Aug 30, 2024 Jean Pisani-Ferry worries that expert consensus on how to tackle the triple crisis facing the EU will not translate into action.

  2. Finding a New French Majority
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    Finding a New French Majority

    Jul 12, 2024 Jean Pisani-Ferry assesses what must happen to form a stable government after an election that produced a hung parliament.

  3. Can Climate Investment be Financed by Debt?
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    Can Climate Investment be Financed by Debt?

    Jul 4, 2023 Jean Pisani-Ferry urges EU leaders and member states to address a fiscal question that they have long ignored.

  4. Europe’s Climate Quandary
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    Europe’s Climate Quandary

    Jun 1, 2023 Jean Pisani-Ferry assesses the inevitable trade-offs the European Union must confront in achieving its clean-energy targets.

  5. The Economic Threat of Undisciplined Geopolitical Primacy
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    The Economic Threat of Undisciplined Geopolitical Primacy

    May 1, 2023 Jean Pisani-Ferry argues that the mismanagement of globalization does not negate its overall benefits.

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    Trumpian Turmoil Is Coming to the Middle East

    Barak Barfi thinks that the regional leaders who are cheering now may soon be pining for a less capricious leader.
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    The Democrats Committed Suicide This Year

    James K. Galbraith thinks the party has only itself to blame for losing the 2024 election on low voter turnout.
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    America Must Stand Up to Asia's Bully

    Brahma Chellaney urges Donald Trump’s incoming administration to push back against China’s aggressive expansionism.
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    Inclusive Finance Is the Key to Climate Action

    Sophie Sirtaine calls for COP29 to address the overlooked question of how to channel funds to vulnerable communities.
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    India’s Troubled Truce with China

    Shashi Tharoor fears that the recent agreement ending the military standoff in Ladakh will not bring the expected benefits.
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    Reducing Men’s Cancer Burden

    Ifeanyi M. Nsofor outlines a holistic approach that combines personal responsibility with community and government action.
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    The Trump Shock Is the Democrats’ Fault

    Daron Acemoglu

    While the Democrats have won some recent elections with support from Silicon Valley, minorities, trade unions, and professionals in large cities, this coalition was never sustainable. The party has become culturally disconnected from, and disdainful of, precisely the voters it needs to win.

    thinks Kamala Harris lost because her party has ceased to be the political home of American workers.
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    Trouble Lurks Beneath the Surface of Ocean Conservation

    César Gaviria & Patti Harris warn that current marine protected areas come nowhere close to what is needed to preserve sea life.

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