Elmira Bayrasli

Writing for PS since 2016
2 commentaries
23 videos & podcasts

Elmira Bayrasli is the co-founder and CEO of Foreign Policy Interrupted and the author of From The Other Side of The World: Extraordinary Entrepreneurs, Unlikely Places.

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US Foreign Policy After the Midterm Election
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US Foreign Policy After the Midterm Election

Nov 21, 2018 Anne-Marie Slaughter & Elmira Bayrasli warn that Trump will be tempted to divert public attention by ratcheting up conflicts abroad.

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Entrepreneurship as a Diplomatic Tool
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Entrepreneurship as a Diplomatic Tool

Mar 23, 2016 Anne-Marie Slaughter & Elmira Bayrasli highlight how the profit motive can help to overcome longstanding political conflicts.

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Is the War on Terror Over?

Is the War on Terror Over?

Nov 19, 2019 Karen Greenberg & Elmira Bayrasli discuss the global war on terror and US President Donald Trump’s role in ending it.

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Revisiting the End of the Cold War

Revisiting the End of the Cold War

Nov 5, 2019 John Lewis Gaddis & Elmira Bayrasli discuss the legacy of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and whether, as many declared 30 years ago, democracy really has won.

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The Future of the Establishment

The Future of the Establishment

Oct 22, 2019 Matthew Goodwin & Elmira Bayrasli discuss how populist nationalism is upending mainstream parties on both sides of the Atlantic.

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How to Reach the World’s “Unbanked” Women

How to Reach the World’s “Unbanked” Women

Oct 8, 2019 Shamina Singh & Elmira Bayrasli consider why women still lag behind men in opening bank accounts, and how to improve financial inclusion worldwide.

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Tracking Progress on the SDGs

Tracking Progress on the SDGs

Sep 24, 2019 Michael Green & Elmira Bayrasli discuss the results of this year’s Social Progress Index, a report tracking progress toward the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

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The War on Women: The View from China
Jun 19, 2019

Thanks for this insight and background.
The Secret Openings of US Foreign Policy
May 8, 2019

Well said J.Von Hettlingen!
Journalism on (Thin) Ice
Apr 30, 2019

Thanks for your thoughts Peter. I do think that there are news outlets and publications that work hard to report facts. I can appreciate, however, your frustration with the media.
Facing Up to Facebook
Apr 1, 2019

Thanks Petey. You make excellent points. It will be interesting to see how Congress takes up this issue and moves it forward. One thing is for sure, this is going to be a major focus in 2020.
Facing Up to Facebook
Mar 26, 2019

*NB at 14:47: It was Michael Cohen's Rockefeller Center office that was raided by the FBI in April 2018. Paul Manafort's home was searched in August 2017.

How the IMF Can Battle Gradual Irrelevance

Mohamed A. El-Erian

These days, the International Monetary Fund’s policy recommendations – especially as they pertain to the advanced economies – have little impact. Although this is partly a consequence of more inward-looking national politics in richer countries, the Fund itself is not blameless.