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  1. Joschka Fischer
    Joschka Fischer

    Writing for PS since 2006
    227 commentaries

    Joschka Fischer, Germany’s foreign minister and vice chancellor from 1998 to 2005, was a leader of the German Green Party for almost 20 years.

  2. Trump’s Surprise Attack on Europe

    Trump’s Surprise Attack on Europe

    Feb 18, 2025 Joschka Fischer thinks the continent has become a sitting duck in the face of the US administration’s strategic revisionism.

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  4. Trump at the Gates

    Trump at the Gates

    Jan 21, 2025 Joschka Fischer urges Europeans to recognize that they are now on their own in an increasingly dangerous world.

  5. Putin’s Setbacks Are Cold Comfort for Europe

    Putin’s Setbacks Are Cold Comfort for Europe

    Dec 23, 2024 Joschka Fischer considers the implications of Russia's loss in Syria and Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House.

  6. The End of the Liberal West

    The End of the Liberal West

    Nov 22, 2024 Joschka Fischer considers what Donald Trump’s return to the White House will mean for Europe and the post-war world order.

  7. Don’t Dismiss the BRICS

    Don’t Dismiss the BRICS

    Oct 29, 2024 Joschka Fischer thinks it would be a serious mistake for Western strategists to ignore the bloc and what it represents.

  8. Making Europe Weak Again

    Making Europe Weak Again

    Sep 26, 2024 Joschka Fischer considers the implications of the French and German far right winning support at centrist parties' expense.

  9. Liberal Democracy Hangs in the Balance

    Liberal Democracy Hangs in the Balance

    Jul 29, 2024 Joschka Fischer considers what another Donald Trump presidency would mean for Europe and the broader West.

  10. This Time Is Different in the Middle East

    This Time Is Different in the Middle East

    Aug 19, 2024 Joschka Fischer sees the century-old Israel-Palestine conflict becoming something altogether more dangerous.

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    Diplomacy Is the Newest Front in the Russia-Ukraine War

    Richard Haass explains why an enforceable ceasefire must precede, perhaps by many years, final-status negotiations.
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    Will the World Keep Buying US Treasuries?

    Paola Subacchi & Paul van den Noord foresee a gradual reduction in countries’ holdings of dollar-denominated debt, not a rapid sell-off.
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    Why China’s Marriage Crisis Matters

    Yi Fuxian examines the factors underlying a key cause of the country’s demographic crisis.
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    Israel Must Not Ignore the Anti-Hamas Protests in Gaza

    Konstanty Gebert

    Recent demonstrations in Gaza have pushed not only for an end to the war, but also for an end to Hamas's rule, thus echoing Israel's own stated objectives. Yet the Israeli government, consumed by its own internal politics, has barely acknowledged this unprecedentedly positive development.

    underscores the unprecedented nature of recent demonstrations in the war-ravaged enclave.
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    Donald Trump Is a Globalist

    Harold James shows that the MAGA movement is actually an unalloyed version of the idea that its leader claims to reject.
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    Getting Abundance Right

    Sandeep Vaheesan urges the creation of public utilities to accelerate decarbonization and improve living standards.
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    Two Models for Agentic AI

    Daron Acemoglu

    “Agentic AI” represents a crossroads. While AI could be a good adviser to humans – furnishing us with useful, reliable, and relevant information in real time – autonomous AI agents are likely to usher in many foreseeable problems, while eroding many of the gains that the technology might have offered.

    sees a technological crossroads ahead – and argues that one path should not be taken.
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    Developing Countries Need a New Strategy

    Rabah Arezki touts industrial policies that welcome multinational corporations' participation, but on fairer terms.
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    How the World Can Keep Trump 2.0 in Check

    Anne-Marie Slaughter outlines five steps that foreign entities should take to counteract the US president’s radical agenda.

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