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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former president of Liberia, is Founder of the EJS Presidential Center for Women and Development and Co-Chair of the Independent Panel on Pandemic Preparedness and Response.

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  1. Three Cheers for Namibia’s First Female President
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    Three Cheers for Namibia’s First Female President

    Dec 11, 2024 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf explains why Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s electoral victory is a defining moment for women’s leadership in Africa.

  2. A Broken Peacekeeping Paradigm
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    A Broken Peacekeeping Paradigm

    Sep 9, 2024 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf considers what can be done to make up for the breakdown in global conflict prevention and resolution.

  3. During This Super Election Year, More Women Are Needed at the Top
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    During This Super Election Year, More Women Are Needed at the Top

    Jun 3, 2024 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf & Binaifer Nowrojee call attention to a disturbing reversal of progress toward gender equality in politics and government.

  4. Strengthening Africa’s Community Health Programs
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    Strengthening Africa’s Community Health Programs

    Feb 7, 2024 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf & Jean Kaseya argue that stakeholders must take coordinated action under a “one plan, one budget, one report” framework.

  5. Governments Must Meet Their Biodiversity Pledges
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    Governments Must Meet Their Biodiversity Pledges

    Jun 5, 2023 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf implores wealthy donor countries to deliver on the promises they made at COP15 to protect natural capital.

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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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    The Lost Art of Collaboration

    Vanessa Badré mines a nineteenth-century painting for insights into trust-building, creativity, and cooperation.
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    PS Commentators’ Predictions for 2025

    PS editors

    Among the major issues that will dominate attention in the next 12 months are the future of multilateralism, the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the threats to global stability posed by geopolitical rivalries and Donald Trump’s second presidency. Advances in artificial intelligence, if regulated effectively, offer a glimmer of hope.

     asked PS contributors to identify the national and global trends to look out for in the coming year.
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    What Trump’s Return Means for Africa

    Adekeye Adebajo expects a continuation of America's longstanding attitude of benign neglect toward the continent.
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    The False Promise of “Responsible Mining”

    Chelsea Hodgkins lambasts a corporate-led voluntary global standard that would harm communities and pose risks for automakers.

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