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Ngaire Woods

Ngaire Woods

Writing for PS since 2013
62 commentaries
2 videos & podcasts

Ngaire Woods is Dean of the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford.

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  1. What If the US Leaves the IMF and the World Bank?
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    What If the US Leaves the IMF and the World Bank?

    Feb 20, 2025 Ngaire Woods thinks the Trump administration’s approach jeopardizes America’s geopolitical and economic interests.

  2. A Politics of Hope Is Our Best Hope
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    A Politics of Hope Is Our Best Hope

    Dec 30, 2024 Ngaire Woods highlights the need for governments to be more ambitious in addressing the causes of citizens’ frustrations.

  3. Working-Class Antiheroes
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    Working-Class Antiheroes

    Oct 21, 2024 Ngaire Woods advocates using domestic labor legislation that supports unionization – not tariffs – to protect workers.

  4. Do Political Leaders Deserve a Break?
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    Do Political Leaders Deserve a Break?

    Aug 28, 2024 Ngaire Woods cites research showing that fatigue erodes judgment, undermining officials' ability to make sound decisions.

  5. Why Young Europeans Are Embracing the Far Right
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    Why Young Europeans Are Embracing the Far Right

    Jun 28, 2024 Ngaire Woods urges policymakers to reconsider both their message and their medium to reach disaffected younger voters.

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    A Westless World

    Tobias Bunde reflects on this year's Munich Security Conference and America's break from the transatlantic alliance.
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    Germany’s Last-Chance Election

    Michael Bröning

    With German voters clearly demanding comprehensive change, the far right has been capitalizing on the public's discontent and benefiting from broader global political trends. If the country's democratic parties cannot deliver, they may soon find that they are no longer the mainstream.

     explains why the outcome may decide whether the political “firewall” against the far right can hold.
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    The Only Path to Genuine Peace in Ukraine

    Nicu Popescu

    The Russian and (now) American vision of "peace" in Ukraine would be no peace at all. The immediate task for Europe is not only to navigate Donald’s Trump unilateral pursuit of a settlement, but also to ensure that any deal does not increase the likelihood of an even wider war.

     sees a Korea-style armistice with security guarantees as the only viable option in Ukraine.
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    Meltdown at the Top of the World

    Masatsugu Asakawa urges development banks to act urgently to avert the catastrophic effects of the Himalayas’ thawing glaciers.
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    The Economic Consequences of Trump’s Ukrainian Peace

    Gene Frieda

    Rather than engage in lengthy discussions to pry concessions from Russia, US President Donald Trump seems committed to giving the Kremlin whatever it wants to end the Ukraine war. But rewarding the aggressor and punishing the victim would amount to setting the stage for the next war.

     warns that by punishing the victim, the US is setting up Europe for another war.
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    There Goes America

    Within his first month back in the White House, Donald Trump has upended US foreign policy and launched an all-out assault on the country’s constitutional order. With US institutions bowing or buckling as the administration takes executive power to unprecedented extremes, the establishment of an authoritarian regime cannot be ruled out.

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    In AI We Trust?

    William H. Janeway

    The rapid advance of AI might create the illusion that we have created a form of algorithmic intelligence capable of understanding us as deeply as we understand one another. But these systems will always lack the essential qualities of human intelligence.

     explains why even cutting-edge innovations are not immune to the world’s inherent unpredictability.
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    How Trump Can Achieve Sustained Growth

    Michael R. Strain foresees the US president building on a strong economy, so long as he steers clear of populist policies.
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    Europe Alone

    Daniela Schwarzer explains what the European Union must do now that America has walked away from the transatlantic relationship.

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