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Michael Meyer

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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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    The US Economy’s Trust Deficit

    Michael Spence considers the causes and consequences of Americans’ declining faith in media and government.
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    Norway Is a Ukraine War Profiteer

    Håvard Halland & Knut Anton Mork argue that the country should give its windfall gains from gas exports to those on the front lines.
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    Navigating the Risks of Digital Public Infrastructure

    Carl Gahnberg calls for guardrails and policy guidelines to prevent governments from abusing the policy paradigm.
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    Services Are the New Road to Development

    Indermit Gill & Aaditya Mattoo explain why developing countries need a new paradigm to replace the old manufacturing-led model.
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    Russia Just Lost Its Great-Power Status

    Galip Dalay explains why the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has diminished the Kremlin’s global influence.
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    Twelve Questions for Philanthropists

    Dambisa Moyo offers practical advice to those who want to contribute effectively to charitable causes.
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    PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2024

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    At the end of a year of domestic and international upheaval, Project Syndicate commentators share their favorite books from the past 12 months. Covering a wide array of genres and disciplines, this year’s picks provide fresh perspectives on the defining challenges of our time and how to confront them.

     ask Project Syndicate contributors to select the books that resonated with them the most over the past year.
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    The World Needs Ocean-Based Climate Solutions

    Ilana Seid calls for creative mechanisms for financing investment in our planet’s largest carbon sink.
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    The West Is Not Dying, but It Is Working on It

    Yanis Varoufakis argues that Western power is alive and well, but the lofty values that once sustained it have been abandoned.

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