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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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    A US Tariff Idea That Makes Sense

    Simon Johnson touts the benefits of a bipartisan Senate bill that would target Russian oil exports.
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    Trump’s Tariffs Will Accelerate America’s Economic Decline

    Kaushik Basu draws parallels between the administration’s policies and those that led to Argentina’s decades-long slump.
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    Trump, Tariffs, and the Fate of the Dollar

    Mark Blyth

    Donald Trump’s attempt to reindustrialize the US economy by eliminating trade deficits will undoubtedly cause pain and disruption on a massive scale. But it is important to remember that both major US political parties have abandoned free trade in pursuit of similar goals.

     argues that America’s protectionist policies reflect a global economic reordering that was already underway.
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    Trump’s Old World Order

    Ahmet Davutoğlu warns that the US administration’s reckless conduct may destroy the last vestiges of multilateral cooperation.
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    Crippling America’s Innovation Economy

    William H. Janeway

    Donald Trump and Elon Musk's reign of disruption is crippling research universities’ ability to serve as productive partners in innovation, thus threatening the very system that they purport to celebrate. The Chinese, who are increasingly becoming frontier innovators in their own right, will be forever grateful.

     warns that the pillars of US dynamism and competitiveness are being systematically toppled.
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    America’s AI Iron Curtain

    Soňa Muzikárová explains how US export controls are harming allies and potentially helping Russia and China.
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    What Rebalancing the US Economy Really Requires

    Glenn Hubbard thinks US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is neglecting the need for spending cuts in major federal programs.
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    America’s Voice No Longer Speaks for Democracy

    Heela Rasool-Ayub explains why authoritarians worldwide are celebrating Donald Trump’s renunciation of democratic advocacy.
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    Insurers Must Embrace Geospatial AI

    Pierre du Rostu touts the technology’s benefits for an industry that must shift its focus from paying claims to managing risk.

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