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Michael Meyer, a former Newsweek editor, is Dean of the Graduate School of Media and Communications at Aga Khan University in Nairobi. 

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  1. Kenya’s Perfect Storm
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    Kenya’s Perfect Storm

    Jul 3, 2018 Michael Meyer explains why the severe damage caused by heavy rains this year cannot be blamed only on the weather.

  2. The Coming Wave of Oil Refugees
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    The Coming Wave of Oil Refugees

    Jan 29, 2016 Michael Meyer warns that falling prices could push more people to leave Africa and the Middle East.

  3. Africa’s Growing War on Corruption
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    Africa’s Growing War on Corruption

    Jan 7, 2016 Michael Meyer highlights efforts to end a continent-wide scourge, including some remarkable successes.

  4. Pressuring the Poachers
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    Pressuring the Poachers

    Nov 13, 2015 Michael Meyer proposes a "blame, shame, and share" strategy for saving Africa's rhinos and elephants.

  5. Kenya’s Deadly Night Riders
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    Kenya’s Deadly Night Riders

    Jun 26, 2014 Michael Meyer believes that the country's prospects remain promising, despite rising insecurity.

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    PS Events: COP29 Live From Baku Session 2

    PS editors present our second session from COP29, Financial Inclusion is Climate Action.
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    The EU Needs a Strong Clean Industrial Deal

    Jean Pisani-Ferry, et al. tout a strategy that combines decarbonization with measures to boost competitiveness and social cohesion.
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    The World’s Babies Need Antibiotics, Not Just Vaccines

    Glenda Gray urges the international community to help African countries prevent infant deaths from treatable infections.
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    How Trump Did It

    Not only did Donald Trump win last week’s US presidential election decisively – winning some three million more votes than his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris – but the Republican Party he now controls gained majorities in both houses on Congress. Given the far-reaching implications of this result – for both US democracy and global stability – understanding how it came about is essential.

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    The Big Picture

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    Capitalism Is Driving Democracy’s Death Spiral

    Katharina Pistor argues that the financialization of the global economy has come at the expense self-governance.
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    What Germany’s Next Government Must Do

    Helmut K. Anheier argues that whoever wins the upcoming snap election must make progress in four key areas.
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    To Win Back Voters, Democrats Should Let Trump Be Trump

    Yasheng Huang

    By voting for Republican candidates, working-class voters effectively get to have their cake and eat it, expressing conservative moral preferences while relying on Democrats to fight for their basic economic security. The best strategy for Democrats now will be to permit voters to face the consequences of their choice.

     urges the party to adopt a long-term strategy aimed at discrediting the MAGA ideology once and for all.
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    What If Trump Keeps His Promises?

    Kaushik Basu warns that the president-elect’s proposed trade policies will erode America’s competitiveness.

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