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345 commentaries, Updated on 24 Dec 2024

Africa’s economic rise is a world-changing development, but the sources of its emerging strength – and lingering weaknesses – are little understood. W…

  1. Adekeye Adebajo What Trump’s Return Means for Africa
  2. William Ruto A New Deal for Developing Countries
  3. Cina Lawson The AI Revolution Is at Home in Africa
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77 commentaries, Updated on 16 Dec 2024

Project Syndicate commentaries on the conflict in Gaza following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel.

  1. Dennis Ross Will Stability Rise from the Middle East Rubble?
  2. Daoud Kuttab Trump’s Middle East Challenge
  3. Richard Haass A New Chance for the Middle East
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133 commentaries, Updated on 16 Dec 2024

Project Syndicate commentaries on the issues and trends shaping the biggest global election year in history.

  1. Sergei Guriev AI Has Not Yet Destroyed Democracy
  2. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Three Cheers for Namibia’s First Female President
  3. Bartosz M. Rydliński Democracy Needs Workers
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147 commentaries, Updated on 11 Dec 2024

To celebrate International Women’s Day, Project Syndicate is highlighting a selection of insightful commentaries written by female contributors on iss…

  1. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Three Cheers for Namibia’s First Female President
  2. María Fernanda Espinosa Did COP29 Fail Women?
  3. Xianghong Wang The Second Glass Ceiling for Women
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37 commentaries, Updated on 4 Dec 2024

In Finance of the Future, Project Syndicate, with support from Circle, brings together leading experts, innovators, regulators, and more to examine th…

  1. Andrew Gallucci The Dollar Diplomacy We Need
  2. Paul Ryan Stablecoins Can Defend the Dollar’s Global Status
  3. Christian Catalini, et al. Crypto Policy Needs to Empower Builders, Not Speculators
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106 commentaries, Updated on 23 Dec 2024

As former Irish President Mary Robinson and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu pointed out nearly a decade ago, “climate change is a matter of ju…

  1. William Ruto A New Deal for Developing Countries
  2. Ilana Seid The World Needs Ocean-Based Climate Solutions
  3. Mauricio Cabrera Leal Responsible Mining Can Advance Global Environmental Goals
Putin's War on Ukraine

477 commentaries, Updated on 23 Dec 2024

Russia has failed to achieve the quick victory in Ukraine for which it apparently hoped, but a prolonged war of attrition would amount to a different …

  1. Joschka Fischer Putin’s Setbacks Are Cold Comfort for Europe
  2. Håvard Halland, et al. Norway Is a Ukraine War Profiteer
  3. S.C.M. Paine When Russia Fights the Wrong Enemy
The Light Bulb

61 commentaries, Updated on 5 Aug 2024

In The New Enlightenment, Project Syndicate, in partnership with The New Institute, brings together leading experts, academics, practitioners, and pol…

  1. Mariana Mazzucato Collective Intelligence and the Common Good
  2. James Livingston Two Cheers for Identity Politics
  3. Mariana Mazzucato The Economics of Health for All
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58 commentaries, Updated on 23 Dec 2024

Activists, campaigners, and other experts consider how to support freedom, justice, and human dignity globally.

  1. Gordon Brown Gender Apartheid Is a Crime Against Humanity
  2. Christy Hoffman Amazon Is Busting Democracy, Not Just Unions
  3. Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė, et al. Belarus in the Dock
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130 commentaries, Updated on 16 Dec 2024

PS commentators consider how to seize the opportunities and mitigate the risks created by artificial intelligence.

  1. Eric Schmidt We Need Energy for AI, and AI for Energy
  2. Sergei Guriev AI Has Not Yet Destroyed Democracy
  3. Charles Ferguson Our AI Near-Future
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282 commentaries, Updated on 23 Dec 2024

Project Syndicate commentaries on the growing threats to liberal democracy, open societies, and the rule of law around the world.

  1. J. Bradford DeLong American Idiots
  2. Yanis Varoufakis The West Is Not Dying, but It Is Working on It
  3. Takatoshi Ito The High Cost of South Korea’s Short-Lived Martial Law
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138 commentaries, Updated on 16 Oct 2024

Today’s media landscape is littered with landmines: open hostility from illiberal and autocratic regimes, mounting censorship in countries such as Hungary, Turkey,…

  1. Katrin Kivi The Case for Press Freedom Just Got Stronger
  2. Geoff Mulgan The Right to Truth
  3. Nishant Lalwani, et al. As Disinformation Thrives, Democracy Dies
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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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    A Baseline Scenario for the Global Economy in 2025

    Mohamed A. El-Erian

    In 2024, global geopolitics and national politics have undergone considerable upheaval, and the world economy has both significant weaknesses, including Europe and China, and notable bright spots, especially the US. In the coming year, the range of possible outcomes will broaden further.

    offers his predictions for the new year while acknowledging that the range of possible outcomes is widening.
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    A New Deal for Developing Countries

    William Ruto explains what climate-vulnerable Africa will need to strengthen their resilience and sustain economic growth.
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    Good Growth Requires Getting Public-Private Partnerships Right

    Mariana Mazzucato worries that a recently unveiled industrial strategy is not structured properly.
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    American Idiots

    J. Bradford DeLong considers the implications of Donald Trump and friends' effort to orchestrate an unnecessary government shutdown.
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    Putin’s Setbacks Are Cold Comfort for Europe

    Joschka Fischer considers the implications of Russia's loss in Syria and Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House.
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    Gender Apartheid Is a Crime Against Humanity

    Gordon Brown urges global policymakers to address the Afghan regime’s egregious violations of women and girls' rights.
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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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