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Joschka Fischer

Writing for PS since 2006
226 commentaries

Joschka Fischer, Germany’s foreign minister and vice chancellor from 1998 to 2005, was a leader of the German Green Party for almost 20 years.

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  1. Trump’s Surprise Attack on Europe
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    Trump’s Surprise Attack on Europe

    Feb 18, 2025 Joschka Fischer thinks the continent has become a sitting duck in the face of the US administration’s strategic revisionism.

  2. Trump at the Gates
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    Trump at the Gates

    Jan 21, 2025 Joschka Fischer urges Europeans to recognize that they are now on their own in an increasingly dangerous world.

  3. Putin’s Setbacks Are Cold Comfort for Europe
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    Putin’s Setbacks Are Cold Comfort for Europe

    Dec 23, 2024 Joschka Fischer considers the implications of Russia's loss in Syria and Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House.

  4. The End of the Liberal West
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    The End of the Liberal West

    Nov 22, 2024 Joschka Fischer considers what Donald Trump’s return to the White House will mean for Europe and the post-war world order.

  5. Don’t Dismiss the BRICS
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    Don’t Dismiss the BRICS

    Oct 29, 2024 Joschka Fischer thinks it would be a serious mistake for Western strategists to ignore the bloc and what it represents.

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    What Trump 2.0 Means for Africa and Latin America

    Kenneth Rogoff

    US President Donald Trump’s decision to shut down USAID will deal a severe blow to African countries, weakening public-health systems and eroding American credibility. But Trump’s return could trigger a long-overdue rightward shift in Latin America after decades of failed socialist experiments.

     highlights the far-reaching implications of the new administration’s move to slash foreign-aid funding.
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    Emerging Economies Must Get Rich Before They Get Old

    Anu Madgavkar & Marc Canal Noguer recommend policies that would mitigate the impact of increased longevity and declining birth rates.
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    Musk and DOGE Are Doing It Wrong

    Diane Coyle highlights the fundamental flaw in the Trump administration’s push to cut red tape and curb wasteful spending.
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    Who Will Lead the Democratic World?

    Ian Buruma thinks the onus of defending our political freedoms will be on two countries that once tried to destroy them.
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    The World Must Rally Around Algeria’s Hunger Artist

    Jean-Michel Blanquer calls for global solidarity with the writer Boualem Sansal, unjustly detained and dying for freedom.
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    The End of Globalization as We Know It

    Dalia Marin examines how rising uncertainty and progress on automation have changed firms' views on global value chains.
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    Will Trump Trigger a Eurozone Debt Crisis?

    Desmond Lachman hopes the US president recognizes that his proposed tariffs could quickly blow back on the US.
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    Indonesia’s Incomplete Industrial Strategy

    Keun Lee & Marco Kamiya point out that, for emerging and developing economies, attracting foreign direct investment is not enough.
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    Europe’s Powerful Tool Against Russia

    Andrew Kosenko & Joseph E. Stiglitz

    If European leaders want to follow through on their statements in support of Ukraine following America’s betrayal of the country, they must seize the moment by seizing Russia’s assets. Europe has become the world’s bulwark against the rising tide of authoritarianism, and it can no longer afford to hide behind legalistic excuses.

     urge European governments to seize the $220 billion of Russian assets frozen in their jurisdictions.

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