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Nina L. Khrushcheva

Nina L. Khrushcheva

Writing for PS since 1997
187 commentaries
4 videos & podcasts

Nina L. Khrushcheva, Professor of International Affairs at The New School, is the co-author (with Jeffrey Tayler), most recently, of In Putin’s Footsteps: Searching for the Soul of an Empire Across Russia’s Eleven Time Zones (St. Martin's Press, 2019).

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  1. Does a Savage War of Partition Await Ukraine?
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    Does a Savage War of Partition Await Ukraine?

    Dec 3, 2024 Nina L. Khrushcheva traces the grim history of territorial divisions like the one that Donald Trump seems to be envisioning.

  2. How Trump Won
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    How Trump Won

    Nov 6, 2024 Nina L. Khrushcheva points the finger at a nihilistic voter base, profit-hungry business leaders, and craven Republican politicians.

  3. First Trump Came for the Immigrants
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    First Trump Came for the Immigrants

    Oct 25, 2024 Nina L. Khrushcheva warns that mass deportations will carry high costs, not just for the economy, but for America’s soul.

  4. The Sources of Russian Conduct
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    The Sources of Russian Conduct

    Sep 30, 2024 Nina L. Khrushcheva warns Western leaders that if they push Vladimir Putin too far, he may well do something unthinkable.

  5. When Art Is All That Remains
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    When Art Is All That Remains

    Aug 16, 2024 Nina L. Khrushcheva reflects on the ameliorative effect and emancipatory power of imaginative culture under repressive regimes.

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    The US Economy’s Trust Deficit

    Michael Spence considers the causes and consequences of Americans’ declining faith in media and government.
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    Norway Is a Ukraine War Profiteer

    Håvard Halland & Knut Anton Mork argue that the country should give its windfall gains from gas exports to those on the front lines.
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    Navigating the Risks of Digital Public Infrastructure

    Carl Gahnberg calls for guardrails and policy guidelines to prevent governments from abusing the policy paradigm.
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    Services Are the New Road to Development

    Indermit Gill & Aaditya Mattoo explain why developing countries need a new paradigm to replace the old manufacturing-led model.
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    Russia Just Lost Its Great-Power Status

    Galip Dalay explains why the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has diminished the Kremlin’s global influence.
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    Twelve Questions for Philanthropists

    Dambisa Moyo offers practical advice to those who want to contribute effectively to charitable causes.
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    PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2024

    PS editors

    At the end of a year of domestic and international upheaval, Project Syndicate commentators share their favorite books from the past 12 months. Covering a wide array of genres and disciplines, this year’s picks provide fresh perspectives on the defining challenges of our time and how to confront them.

     ask Project Syndicate contributors to select the books that resonated with them the most over the past year.
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    The World Needs Ocean-Based Climate Solutions

    Ilana Seid calls for creative mechanisms for financing investment in our planet’s largest carbon sink.
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    The West Is Not Dying, but It Is Working on It

    Yanis Varoufakis argues that Western power is alive and well, but the lofty values that once sustained it have been abandoned.

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