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A Better Approach to Climate Finance
A Better Approach to Climate Finance
Ricardo Hausmann shows how developing countries can accelerate global decarbonization while creating new growth opportunities. -
How Global Public Investment Should Work
How Global Public Investment Should Work
Mariana Mazzucato & Jonathan Glennie propose a new model to unlock financing for action on climate change, biodiversity loss, and other issues. -
Putin’s March of Folly
Putin’s March of Folly
Carl Bildt argues that Russia’s president has only his own poor decisions to blame for his country’s loss of status. -
Are Tariffs Worth It?
Are Tariffs Worth It?
Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg thinks the risks and costs for the US will far outweigh any potential political or geopolitical benefits. -
A Trump Boom?
A Trump Boom?
Michael R. Strain thinks the president-elect’s economic policies could be wildly successful if he avoids his worst impulses. -
Capitalism Is Driving Democracy’s Death Spiral
Capitalism Is Driving Democracy’s Death Spiral
Katharina Pistor argues that the financialization of the global economy has come at the expense self-governance. -
Trump’s Bad COP
Trump’s Bad COP
Jayati Ghosh says the Paris climate agreement’s future depends on how other countries respond to the new US administration. -
Carbon Farming Won't Save the Planet
Carbon Farming Won't Save the Planet
Sophie Scherger warns that soil-storage offsets may serve as a smokescreen for polluting industries. -
To Win Back Voters, Democrats Should Let Trump Be Trump
To Win Back Voters, Democrats Should Let Trump Be Trump
Yasheng Huang urges the party to adopt a long-term strategy aimed at discrediting the MAGA ideology once and for all. -
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Carbon Farming Won't Save the Planet
Carbon Farming Won't Save the Planet
Nov 20, 2024 Sophie Scherger warns that soil-storage offsets may serve as a smokescreen for polluting industries.
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Putin’s March of Folly
Putin’s March of Folly
Nov 20, 2024 Carl Bildt argues that Russia’s president has only his own poor decisions to blame for his country’s loss of status.
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A Better Approach to Climate Finance
A Better Approach to Climate Finance
Nov 20, 2024 Ricardo Hausmann shows how developing countries can accelerate global decarbonization while creating new growth opportunities.
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Trump’s Bad COP
Trump’s Bad COP
Nov 20, 2024 Jayati Ghosh says the Paris climate agreement’s future depends on how other countries respond to the new US administration.
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Are Tariffs Worth It?
Are Tariffs Worth It?
Nov 20, 2024 Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg thinks the risks and costs for the US will far outweigh any potential political or geopolitical benefits.
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Nicholas Agar on Elon Musk, AI, the futurism industry, and more
Nicholas Agar on Elon Musk, AI, the futurism industry, and more
Nicholas Agar urges us not to put too much stock in Musk-style “Mars-shots,” describes how the humanities needs to evolve in our time of disorienting change, suggests that humanists might soon get bored with artificial intelligence, and more. -
To Win Back Voters, Democrats Should Let Trump Be Trump
To Win Back Voters, Democrats Should Let Trump Be Trump
Yasheng Huang urges the party to adopt a long-term strategy aimed at discrediting the MAGA ideology once and for all. -
How Trump Did It
How Trump Did It
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PS editors , Mohamed A. El-Erian , Shlomo Ben-Ami , Daron Acemoglu , James K. Galbraith , Peter Singer , J. Bradford DeLong , Nina L. KhrushchevaNot only did Donald Trump win last week’s US presidential election decisively – winning some three million more votes than his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris – but the Republican Party he now controls gained majorities in both houses on Congress. Given the far-reaching implications of this result – for both US democracy and global stability – understanding how it came about is essential.
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PS Roundtable: The Return of Trump
PS Roundtable: The Return of Trump
PS Commentators consider what the outcome of the 2024 US presidential election will mean for America and the world. -
Anders Åslund on the Trump threat, Ukrainian security, Putin's survival, and more
Anders Åslund on the Trump threat, Ukrainian security, Putin's survival, and more
Anders Åslund considers what the US presidential election will mean for Ukraine, says that only a humiliating loss in the war could threaten Vladimir Putin’s position, urges the EU to take additional steps to ensure a rapid and successful Ukrainian accession, and more. -
Europe’s Existential AI Challenge
Europe’s Existential AI Challenge
Bertrand Badré & Charles Ferguson explain what is wrong with the EU technology startup system, and what to do about it.
The Climate Crucible
More than just a test of humanity’s collective resolve, climate change is also a test of existing institutions, and that makes it a profound security risk. When a fully globalized, interdependent world is placed in a kiln and the heat is turned up, some systems will eventually emerge stronger, but many others will fail.
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Sustainability Now
Sustainability Now brings together leading voices in all of the domains involved in combating climate change, each addressing specific facets of the challenge.
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Carbon Farming Won't Save the Planet
Carbon Farming Won't Save the Planet
Sophie Scherger warns that soil-storage offsets may serve as a smokescreen for polluting industries. -
Is the Loss and Damage Fund Becoming an Empty Promise?
Is the Loss and Damage Fund Becoming an Empty Promise?
Liane Schalatek warns that rich countries are once again shirking their responsibility to provide adequate climate finance. -
Inclusive Finance Is the Key to Climate Action
Inclusive Finance Is the Key to Climate Action
Sophie Sirtaine calls for COP29 to address the overlooked question of how to channel funds to vulnerable communities.