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Mzukisi Qobo is Deputy Director of the Center for the Study of Governance Innovation at the University of Pretoria and a research associate at the South African Institute of International Affairs.

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  1. Africa’s Poverty Amid Plenty
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    Africa’s Poverty Amid Plenty

    Dec 27, 2013 Mzukisi Qobo examines the disparity between foreign investors’ views on Africa and the poverty that continues to blight the continent.

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    The Democrats’ Only Option

    Joseph E. Stiglitz urges the party to reconnect with its New Deal and Great Society roots.
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    Asia in Denial

    Stephen S. Roach warns of misguided optimism about the state of China’s economy and Donald Trump’s tariff agenda.
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    Holiday 2024 Reading List

    PS editors highlight recent recommendations by PS contributors that belong on your holiday shopping list.
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    Are Global Banking Rules Finished?

    Howard Davies wonders if the Basel Committee’s recommendations on minimum capital requirements will ever be implemented now.
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    Amazon Is Busting Democracy, Not Just Unions

    Christy Hoffman explains why the company’s efforts to quash labor organizing should concern everyone.
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    Europe in the Age of Trump

    Adam Michnik interviewed by Irena Grudzińska Gross

    Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 US presidential election has left a black cloud over many of America’s friends and allies, not least in Europe. While the European Union remains the continent’s greatest strength, it will now come under growing strain from both internal and external political forces.

     about the challenges facing the continent following the US election.
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    How to End the Scourge of Maternal Mortality

    Anne-Marie Slaughter & Mary-Ann Etiebet propose a global impact hub that could develop measurable milestones and scale up effective solutions.
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    Multilateralism or Bust

    Mohamed ElBaradei urges political leaders to reaffirm their commitment to international law and cooperation.
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    Trump’s Impossible Economics

    Jim O'Neill

    With Donald Trump apparently preparing to follow through on his promises of mass deportations, tax cuts, and tariffs, it is only a matter of time before his supporters are disappointed. There simply is no way for such an agenda to reduce inflation and deliver prosperity; if anything, it will do the opposite.

     thinks the president-elect’s agenda is not only incoherent but also mathematically inconceivable.

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