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What does mounting US aggression mean for the global economy’s prospects? Read a new Big Picture, with @elerianm.bsky.social, Daniel Gros, Paola Subacchi, and others. bit.ly/3NOhPnb
January 26, 2026 at 9:41 AM
What does mounting US aggression mean for the global economy’s prospects? Read a new Big Picture, with @elerianm.bsky.social, Daniel Gros, Paola Subacchi, and others. bit.ly/3NOhPnb
History may yet view the current era as a brief setback for American democracy, and Trumpism as merely the symptom of a larger problem, Mordecai Kurz writes. bit.ly/3ZqF21l
January 23, 2026 at 1:42 PM
History may yet view the current era as a brief setback for American democracy, and Trumpism as merely the symptom of a larger problem, Mordecai Kurz writes. bit.ly/3ZqF21l
European leaders have misunderstood Donald Trump. For him, coerced acquiescence is not a means to an end but an emotional culmination. The pleasure lies in the coercion itself, Stephen Holmes explains. bit.ly/3NqFEBA
January 22, 2026 at 4:18 PM
European leaders have misunderstood Donald Trump. For him, coerced acquiescence is not a means to an end but an emotional culmination. The pleasure lies in the coercion itself, Stephen Holmes explains. bit.ly/3NqFEBA
No longer is the nuclear threat even tenuously contained by mutually agreed rules and accepted norms. It is returning with a vengeance and pushing us all to the edge of the abyss, Mohamed ElBaradei observes. bit.ly/4r4e4Zp
January 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM
No longer is the nuclear threat even tenuously contained by mutually agreed rules and accepted norms. It is returning with a vengeance and pushing us all to the edge of the abyss, Mohamed ElBaradei observes. bit.ly/4r4e4Zp
To imagine all Latin American countries being governed by a republican order respectful of freedom and democracy seems utopian. It shouldn’t be. Latin Americans established precisely such an order for themselves 200 years ago, Enrique Krauze writes. bit.ly/3NswNPN
January 19, 2026 at 2:22 PM
To imagine all Latin American countries being governed by a republican order respectful of freedom and democracy seems utopian. It shouldn’t be. Latin Americans established precisely such an order for themselves 200 years ago, Enrique Krauze writes. bit.ly/3NswNPN
Managing the risk of AI is totally uncharted territory, and since progress will be neither swift nor easy, the United States and China had better get started, former US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan writes. bit.ly/4pMi3Zy
January 19, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Managing the risk of AI is totally uncharted territory, and since progress will be neither swift nor easy, the United States and China had better get started, former US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan writes. bit.ly/4pMi3Zy
Charles Ferguson sees a very real risk that unless news organizations, journalists, writers, and documentary filmmakers are compensated sufficiently, the AI industry will kill the very sources upon which it depends to provide accurate results. bit.ly/4sKAUXv
January 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Charles Ferguson sees a very real risk that unless news organizations, journalists, writers, and documentary filmmakers are compensated sufficiently, the AI industry will kill the very sources upon which it depends to provide accurate results. bit.ly/4sKAUXv
@elerianm.bsky.social sees, in the clash between Donald Trump's administration and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a chance to reaffirm the central bank's independence – and the need for reform. bit.ly/4sEZJEl
January 16, 2026 at 1:26 PM
@elerianm.bsky.social sees, in the clash between Donald Trump's administration and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a chance to reaffirm the central bank's independence – and the need for reform. bit.ly/4sEZJEl
The DOJ’s subpoenas to the Fed and talk of a criminal indictment make @mit.edu's Gary Gensler’s warning in PS Quarterly: The Year Ahead 2026 more urgent. Eroding central bank independence and trust in the US risks the dollar’s global role and financial stability. bit.ly/45lt5gN
January 12, 2026 at 2:59 PM
The DOJ’s subpoenas to the Fed and talk of a criminal indictment make @mit.edu's Gary Gensler’s warning in PS Quarterly: The Year Ahead 2026 more urgent. Eroding central bank independence and trust in the US risks the dollar’s global role and financial stability. bit.ly/45lt5gN
If the US claims the Western Hemisphere as its sphere of influence and bars China from accessing Venezuelan oil, why shouldn’t China claim East Asia and bar the US from accessing Taiwanese chips? @josephestiglitz.bsky.social asks.
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bit.ly/4pA6y77
January 12, 2026 at 10:32 AM
If the US claims the Western Hemisphere as its sphere of influence and bars China from accessing Venezuelan oil, why shouldn’t China claim East Asia and bar the US from accessing Taiwanese chips? @josephestiglitz.bsky.social asks.
bit.ly/4pA6y77
bit.ly/4pA6y77
The capture of Venezuela's president probably augurs a new era of US intervention in Latin America, concludes
@nyu.edu's Jorge G. Castaneda. But whether Donald Trump can realize his vision of hemispheric hegemony is far from clear. bit.ly/3NAQp41
@nyu.edu's Jorge G. Castaneda. But whether Donald Trump can realize his vision of hemispheric hegemony is far from clear. bit.ly/3NAQp41
January 9, 2026 at 12:18 PM
The capture of Venezuela's president probably augurs a new era of US intervention in Latin America, concludes
@nyu.edu's Jorge G. Castaneda. But whether Donald Trump can realize his vision of hemispheric hegemony is far from clear. bit.ly/3NAQp41
@nyu.edu's Jorge G. Castaneda. But whether Donald Trump can realize his vision of hemispheric hegemony is far from clear. bit.ly/3NAQp41
Speculative unbacked tokens and lightly regulated stablecoins must be contained before they threaten financial stability and become part of the shadow banking sector, the Nobel laureate economist Jean Tirole argues. bit.ly/4qNoQTK
January 8, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Speculative unbacked tokens and lightly regulated stablecoins must be contained before they threaten financial stability and become part of the shadow banking sector, the Nobel laureate economist Jean Tirole argues. bit.ly/4qNoQTK
We are pleased to announce our partnership with Impact CEE for its 2026 event, one of the region’s most important gatherings of political and business leaders, on May 13-14 in Poznań, Poland. Learn more about the event and get your ticket at the link. #Impact26 #PSEvents bit.ly/45wGkeG
January 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
We are pleased to announce our partnership with Impact CEE for its 2026 event, one of the region’s most important gatherings of political and business leaders, on May 13-14 in Poznań, Poland. Learn more about the event and get your ticket at the link. #Impact26 #PSEvents bit.ly/45wGkeG
Stephen Holmes of NYU School of Law argues that Donald Trump's military intervention in #Venezuela is a policy made possible by the destruction of constitutional mechanisms intended to discipline US presidents' power.
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bit.ly/4aLn68O
January 7, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Stephen Holmes of NYU School of Law argues that Donald Trump's military intervention in #Venezuela is a policy made possible by the destruction of constitutional mechanisms intended to discipline US presidents' power.
bit.ly/4aLn68O
bit.ly/4aLn68O
Globally, there is a clear majority that can still be mobilized not just for humanitarian aid (provided the money is well spent), but also for collective action to deal with issues like climate change and pandemic prevention, Gordon Brown writes. bit.ly/3LBzzBz
January 7, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Globally, there is a clear majority that can still be mobilized not just for humanitarian aid (provided the money is well spent), but also for collective action to deal with issues like climate change and pandemic prevention, Gordon Brown writes. bit.ly/3LBzzBz
The framers of the US Constitution designed a system to compel the executive to explain its actions. The US military operation in #Venezuela reveals that Donald Trump has won his bet against that system, laments Stephen Holmes. bit.ly/4aLn68O
January 5, 2026 at 4:24 PM
The framers of the US Constitution designed a system to compel the executive to explain its actions. The US military operation in #Venezuela reveals that Donald Trump has won his bet against that system, laments Stephen Holmes. bit.ly/4aLn68O
It is no secret that US politicians are addicted to the exorbitant privilege conferred by the dollar. The question, notes Carmen M. Reinhart, is how long the rest of the world will continue to enable this addiction. bit.ly/497sfXy
January 3, 2026 at 12:31 PM
It is no secret that US politicians are addicted to the exorbitant privilege conferred by the dollar. The question, notes Carmen M. Reinhart, is how long the rest of the world will continue to enable this addiction. bit.ly/497sfXy
Rather than speculate about what is likely to happen in the year ahead, @leaypi.bsky.social would rather speak of hope – the kind Václav Havel described as hope without optimism: a moral duty, sustained even when outcomes seem bleak. bit.ly/49n8pYd
January 2, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Rather than speculate about what is likely to happen in the year ahead, @leaypi.bsky.social would rather speak of hope – the kind Václav Havel described as hope without optimism: a moral duty, sustained even when outcomes seem bleak. bit.ly/49n8pYd
After a tumultuous 12 months for the US economy, the coming year may well be marked by even greater upheaval. In a new PS Big Picture, PS commentators – including @elerianm.bsky.social, Jeffrey Frankel, Desmond Lachman, and others – consider what might lie ahead. bit.ly/4pZNYq7
January 2, 2026 at 3:26 PM
After a tumultuous 12 months for the US economy, the coming year may well be marked by even greater upheaval. In a new PS Big Picture, PS commentators – including @elerianm.bsky.social, Jeffrey Frankel, Desmond Lachman, and others – consider what might lie ahead. bit.ly/4pZNYq7
Donald Trump's erosion of the US Federal Reserve's autonomy is colliding with sticky inflation, increased tariffs, and a declining fiscal picture, Gary Gensler warns. bit.ly/45lt5gN
December 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Donald Trump's erosion of the US Federal Reserve's autonomy is colliding with sticky inflation, increased tariffs, and a declining fiscal picture, Gary Gensler warns. bit.ly/45lt5gN
As we head into 2026, Project Syndicate commentators foresee a year of escalating geopolitical risks and deepening economic fragmentation. bit.ly/4pbzu5q
December 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
As we head into 2026, Project Syndicate commentators foresee a year of escalating geopolitical risks and deepening economic fragmentation. bit.ly/4pbzu5q
What country would willingly subject itself to the whims of a mad king? In the year ahead, we can expect to see more governments and companies de-risking from America, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social writes. bit.ly/3YIpnKm
December 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
What country would willingly subject itself to the whims of a mad king? In the year ahead, we can expect to see more governments and companies de-risking from America, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social writes. bit.ly/3YIpnKm
From Japan to South Korea, the leaders of Asia's democracies understand that they must take steps to promote their own security and protect their economic prosperity – just as they did 50 years ago, notes Akihisa Nagashima. bit.ly/4aoOTeW
December 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
From Japan to South Korea, the leaders of Asia's democracies understand that they must take steps to promote their own security and protect their economic prosperity – just as they did 50 years ago, notes Akihisa Nagashima. bit.ly/4aoOTeW
Israel’s warmaking has not been in the service of any political goal that would help it foster alliances. Its definition of regional stability is tied to its own military supremacy, and that gives the rest of the region pause, notes Vali Nasr. bit.ly/492xV3H
December 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Israel’s warmaking has not been in the service of any political goal that would help it foster alliances. Its definition of regional stability is tied to its own military supremacy, and that gives the rest of the region pause, notes Vali Nasr. bit.ly/492xV3H
As 2025 draws to a close, we continue our annual tradition of asking Project Syndicate commentators to pick the books they enjoyed most over the past 12 months. bit.ly/4qckqVY
December 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
As 2025 draws to a close, we continue our annual tradition of asking Project Syndicate commentators to pick the books they enjoyed most over the past 12 months. bit.ly/4qckqVY