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Ruti Teitel

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Ruti Teitel is Professor of Comparative Law at New York Law School.

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  1. America's Ambivalent Commitment to International Justice
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    America's Ambivalent Commitment to International Justice

    Aug 2, 2021 Robert Howse & Ruti Teitel lament the Biden administration's slowness to reinvigorate vital global institutions.

  2. Derek Chauvin and America’s Racial Reckoning
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    Derek Chauvin and America’s Racial Reckoning

    Mar 11, 2021 Ruti Teitel considers what it would mean for America truly to confront its history of structural bigotry.

  3. A Life in Development
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    A Life in Development

    Jun 16, 2020 Ruti Teitel pays homage to an economist whose work has never been more relevant to Latin America.

  4. Should America Ever Apologize?
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    Should America Ever Apologize?

    Feb 19, 2019 Ruti Teitel argues that the Trump administration's policy of national shamelessness is deeply at odds with US history.

  5. Pardons Are a Loaded Gun
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    Pardons Are a Loaded Gun

    Sep 6, 2017 Ruti Teitel examines a constitutional power that can strengthen the rule of law – or cause severe damage to it.

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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

    PS editors

    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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