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Kasia Malinowska

Kasia Malinowska

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Kasia Malinowska is Director of the Global Drug Policy Program at the Open Society Foundations.

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  1. How the US Drug War Victimizes Women in Latin America
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    How the US Drug War Victimizes Women in Latin America

    Jun 12, 2019 Kasia Malinowska condemns America's legally questionable expansion of extraterritorial interdiction.

  2. The Drug War on Women
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    The Drug War on Women

    Mar 7, 2016 Kasia Malinowska points out that women are the main victims of international drug trafficking.

  3. The End of Marijuana Prohibition
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    The End of Marijuana Prohibition

    Nov 12, 2012 Kasia Malinowska

  4. Central Europe’s Misguided War on Drugs
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    Central Europe’s Misguided War on Drugs

    Aug 24, 2009 Kasia Malinowska

  5. The Fatal Myth of a Drug-Free World
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    The Fatal Myth of a Drug-Free World

    Mar 16, 2009 Kasia Malinowska

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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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    What Progressives Must Learn from Trump’s Campaign

    Peter Singer thinks one of the most important lessons is to uphold open debate and address hot-button issues head-on.
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    The BRICS Currency Charade

    Barry Eichengreen chronicles the latest vain attempt to create an alternative to the dollar-based international monetary system.
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    Once Again, It Was the Economy, Stupid

    Mohamed A. El-Erian

    The economy played a critical role in the 2024 presidential race, creating the conditions not only for Donald Trump to trounce Kamala Harris, but also for a counter-elite to usher in a new power structure. Will the Democrats and “establishment” experts get the message?

    explains how and why Democrats failed to connect with US voters’ pocketbook realities.
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    PS Events: COP29 Live From Baku

    PS editors present the COP29 Live From Baku event.
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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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