Skip to main content
Access provided by

PS - The World's Opinion Page

  1. rajan99_Chip SomodevillaGetty Images_usaiactionplan Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
    0

    The Tradeoffs of AI Regulation

    Raghuram G. Rajan

    When it comes to managing new technologies and financial innovations, the United States tends to regulate too little, too late, whereas the European Union does too much, too soon. Neither gets the balance quite right, which is why the world may be best served if US and European regulators keep pulling in different directions.

     concludes that neither the United States nor the European Union gets the balance quite right.
  2. yashiv1_ MATAN GOLANMiddle East ImagesAFP via Getty Image_israelbomb Matan Golan/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images
    0

    Netanyahu’s Path Is Leading Israel to Ruin

    Eran Yashiv & Daniel Tsiddon

    What began as a response to Hamas’s October 7 attacks has devolved into a campaign of mass destruction, famine, and displacement. Unless Israel abandons its plan to conquer Gaza City and restores the flow of humanitarian aid, it risks catastrophic economic fallout, deepening isolation, and national decline.

     warn that continued escalation will turn allies away and cut off access to key foreign markets.
  3. norrlof14_Jay JannerAustin American-Statesman via Getty Images_texasgerrymandeing Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images
    0

    America’s Dangerous Internal Geopolitics

    Carla Norrlöf sees the country's elections turning into a corrosive battle over territory, rather than ideas.
  4. rsass1_SERGEY BOBOKAFP via Getty Images_ukrainedrone Sergey Bobok/AFP via Getty Images
    2

    The Age of Robotic Warfare Has Arrived

    Ragnar Sass shows how the war in Ukraine has increasingly become a conflict between autonomous systems.
  5. coyle46_peshkovGetty Images_statistics peshkov/Getty Images
    0

    The Incalculable Costs of Corrupt Statistics

    Diane Coyle explains the threat manipulation of official data poses to investor confidence and government effectiveness.
  6. ashah1_Kin Cheung - WPA PoolGetty Images_modistarmertradedeal Kin Cheung/WPA/Pool/Getty Images
    0

    Trump’s Tariffs and India’s Economic Future

    Ajay Shah thinks the latest trade attack has created an opportunity for the country to clarify its strategic priorities.
  7. goldston14_Alex GottschalkDeFodi Images via Getty Images_icc Alex Gottschalk/DeFodi Images via Getty Images
    0

    The Shared Fate of Democracy and International Justice

    James A. Goldston is hopeful that efforts to hold authoritarian regimes and high-level perpetrators to account will continue.
  8. buruma231_Chip SomodevillaGetty Images_trumpmagahats Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
    0

    The Huckster Is a Sucker

    Ian Buruma thinks Vladimir Putin exposed Donald Trump’s naivete in Alaska – and played the MAGA showman for a fool.
  9. op_snower2_master1305Getty Images_dollarcollapse master1305/Getty Images
    7

    When the Dollar Falls

    Dennis J. Snower warns that the end of the greenback’s global primacy could trigger a panic-driven global economic reordering.
  10. Introductory Offer: Save 30% on PS Digital
    PS_Digital_1333x1000_Intro-Offer1

    Introductory Offer: Save 30% on PS Digital

    Access every new PS commentary, our entire On Point suite of subscriber-exclusive content – including Longer Reads, Insider Interviews, Big Picture/Big Question – and the full PS archive.

    Subscribe Now

Q2-2025-Magazine-4896x1224-Assets-1782269009

PS Quarterly

Subscribe to PS Premium to secure

the Post Americana magazine 

Upgrade Your Subscription

Latest

  1. The Shared Fate of Democracy and International Justice
    goldston14_Alex GottschalkDeFodi Images via Getty Images_icc Alex Gottschalk/DeFodi Images via Getty Images

    The Shared Fate of Democracy and International Justice

    Aug 26, 2025 James A. Goldston is hopeful that efforts to hold authoritarian regimes and high-level perpetrators to account will continue.

  2. The Tradeoffs of AI Regulation
    rajan99_Chip SomodevillaGetty Images_usaiactionplan Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

    The Tradeoffs of AI Regulation

    Aug 26, 2025 Raghuram G. Rajan concludes that neither the United States nor the European Union gets the balance quite right.

  3. The Huckster Is a Sucker
    buruma231_Chip SomodevillaGetty Images_trumpmagahats Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

    The Huckster Is a Sucker

    Aug 26, 2025 Ian Buruma thinks Vladimir Putin exposed Donald Trump’s naivete in Alaska – and played the MAGA showman for a fool.

  4. The Incalculable Costs of Corrupt Statistics
    coyle46_peshkovGetty Images_statistics peshkov/Getty Images

    The Incalculable Costs of Corrupt Statistics

    Aug 26, 2025 Diane Coyle explains the threat manipulation of official data poses to investor confidence and government effectiveness.

  5. Trump’s Tariffs and India’s Economic Future
    ashah1_Kin Cheung - WPA PoolGetty Images_modistarmertradedeal Kin Cheung/WPA/Pool/Getty Images

    Trump’s Tariffs and India’s Economic Future

    Aug 25, 2025 Ajay Shah thinks the latest trade attack has created an opportunity for the country to clarify its strategic priorities.

Trending

OnPoint is our suite of subscriber-exclusive content. Get long-read commentaries, thematic deep dives, interviews with world leaders, and much more. Learn more.  

  1. op_snower2_master1305Getty Images_dollarcollapse master1305/Getty Images
    7

    When the Dollar Falls

    Dennis J. Snower warns that the end of the greenback’s global primacy could trigger a panic-driven global economic reordering.
  2. op_buiter3_Jordan PettittPA Images via Getty Images_bankofengland Jordan Pettitt/PA Images via Getty Images
    3

    Are Central Banks Betraying Their Mandates?

    Willem H. Buiter urges advanced-economy policymakers to align interest rates with their targets for price stability.
  3. op_jrhunt1_BettmannContributorGety Images_hiroshimabombing Bettmann Contributor/Getty Images
    2

    The Nuclear Age Turns 80

    Jonathan R. Hunt considers the legacy of the scientists and policymakers who ushered in an era of existential dread.
  4. op_bertoldi1_Andrew HarnikGettyImages_vance_oval_office Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
    2

    The US Is Now an Extractive Superpower

    Moreno Bertoldi & Marco Buti urge European countries to seize the opportunity created by America’s withdrawal from global leadership.
  5. op_mazzucato5_Smith CollectionGadoGetty Images_generativeai Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images
    1

    AI Should Help Fund Creative Labor

    Mariana Mazzucato & Fausto Gernone show how today’s innovation economy exploits the very people it relies on and propose a fairer system.
  6. jyu4 Getty Images
    4

    What China Wants

    Yu Jie explains why the Asian superpower will not try to fill America's shoes on the world stage.

Since Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency, the world has borne witness to a dismantling of American power and prestige on a scale beyond what any of the country’s worst enemies could have dreamed of. Future historians will long ponder the precise reasons for what is happening to the United States today, but there can be little doubt that the global consequences will be profound.

Learn more
All_MagazineSpreads_Dark_Grey_PSQ2 2025

Sustainability Now brings together leading voices in all of the domains involved in combating climate change, each addressing specific facets of the challenge.

Sustainability Now is brought to you in part by:

View all
  1. blyth4_ROBYN BECKAFP via Getty Images_USoil Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
    3

    Trump’s Global War on Decarbonization

    Mark Blyth & Daniel Driscoll conclude that the US is intentionally undercutting the global demand for green technologies.
  2. folly1_PABLO PORCIUNCULAAFP via Getty Images_lulabrics Pablo Porciuncula/AFP via Getty Images
    Free to read
    1

    The Global South Must Claim the Climate Mantle at COP30

    Maiara Folly, et al. foresee Brazil, India, South Africa, and China filling the leadership vacuum created by the West’s malaise.
  3. bardouille3_J StudiosGetty Images_moneynaturegrowth J Studios/Getty Images
    0

    Resilience Is a Strategic Investment

    Pepukaye Bardouille & Mahmoud Mohieldin outline steps that countries can take to measure the economic benefits of adaptation measures.

Opinion that Moves

  1. Diane Coyle The Incalculable Costs of Corrupt Statistics
  2. Ajay Shah Trump’s Tariffs and India’s Economic Future
  3. Nancy Qian China's Fertility Paradox
  4. Gwen Mwaba The Key to Africa’s Economic Integration

  1. James A. Goldston The Shared Fate of Democracy and International Justice
  2. Eran Yashiv, et al. Netanyahu’s Path Is Leading Israel to Ruin
  3. Carla Norrlöf America’s Dangerous Internal Geopolitics
  4. Nina L. Khrushcheva Trump’s Nobel Delusions

  1. Martín Guzmán, et al. An Agenda for Tackling the Debt and Development Crises
  2. Ana María Ibáñez, et al. Small Fiscal Reforms Can Deliver Big Results
  3. Mohamed A. El-Erian Rethinking Development in an Era of Upheaval
  4. Nilima Gulrajani, et al. Overcoming the Obstacles to UN Reform

  1. Mark Blyth, et al. Trump’s Global War on Decarbonization
  2. Maiara Folly, et al. The Global South Must Claim the Climate Mantle at COP30
  3. Pepukaye Bardouille, et al. Resilience Is a Strategic Investment
  4. Antara Haldar The Duty to Protect the Climate

  1. Raghuram G. Rajan The Tradeoffs of AI Regulation
  2. Ragnar Sass The Age of Robotic Warfare Has Arrived
  3. Ren Ito The Age of AI Soft Power
  4. Marc Augustin AI Is a Terrible Therapist

  1. Ian Buruma The Huckster Is a Sucker
  2. Peter Singer, et al. When Philosophical Misunderstanding Turns Violent
  3. Yi Fuxian What Ancient Rome Can Teach China About Demographic Collapse
  4. James A. Goldston Jewish Heritage and the Search for Accountability

Africa’s economic rise is a world-changing development, but the sources of its emerging strength – and lingering weaknesses – are little understood. W…

  1. Gwen Mwaba The Key to Africa’s Economic Integration
  2. Koketso Moeti South Africa’s Elites Are Jeopardizing Its Democracy
  3. Mohamed Adow Fair Climate Finance Requires Debt Reform

Today’s media landscape is littered with landmines: open hostility from illiberal and autocratic regimes, mounting censorship in countries such as Hungary, Turkey,…

  1. Sebastian Vogelsang Europe Can Build Its Own Social Media
  2. Lili Fuhr, et al. Information Pollution Is Undermining Climate Progress
  3. Jodie Ginsberg Defending Our Rights Is Becoming Deadlier

Oceans cover over 70% of the planet’s surface and account for 97% of its total water supply; they produce half the oxygen that we breathe and absorb o…

  1. Claudio de Sanctis Rethinking Ocean Finance
  2. Bertrand Piccard Turning Ocean Preservation Into an Economic Windfall
  3. John F. Kerry Finishing What the World Started at the UN Ocean Conference