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  1. Andrés Velasco

    Andrés Velasco

    Writing for PS since 2001
    157 Commentaries

    Andrés Velasco, a former finance minister of Chile, is Dean of the School of Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

  2. Yanis Varoufakis

    Yanis Varoufakis

    Writing for PS since 2015
    126 Commentaries

    Yanis Varoufakis, a former finance minister of Greece, is leader of the MERA25 party and Professor of Economics at the University of Athens. 

  3. Guy Verhofstadt

    Guy Verhofstadt

    Writing for PS since 2011
    45 Commentaries

    Guy Verhofstadt, a former Belgian prime minister, is President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group (ALDE) in the European Parliament and the author of Europe’s Last Chance: Why the European States Must Form a More Perfect Union.

  4. Xavier Vives

    Xavier Vives

    Writing for PS since 2000
    18 Commentaries

    Xavier Vives, Professor of Economics and Finance at IESE Business School, is the co-author (with Darrell Duffie, Thierry Foucault, and Laura Veldkamp) of the report Technology and Finance.

  5. Álvaro de Vasconcelos

    Álvaro de Vasconcelos

    Writing for PS since 2004
    12 Commentaries

    Álvaro de Vasconcelos is Director of Projects for the Arab Reform Initiative (ARI), a consortium of 16 think tanks in the Arab world and the West, and coordinator of the Global Governance Group (GG 10). He was formerly Director of the European Union Institute for Security Studies, Paris, and the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (IEEI) in Lisbon.

  6. Mabel van Oranje

    Mabel van Oranje

    Writing for PS since 2005
    8 Commentaries

    Mabel van Oranje, a former CEO of The Elders, is Co-Founder of Girls Not Brides.

  7. Ulrich Volz

    Ulrich Volz

    Writing for PS since 2020
    7 Commentaries

    Ulrich Volz, Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Sustainable Finance at SOAS, University of London, is Co-Chair of the Debt Relief for Green and Inclusive Recovery Project.

  8. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga

    Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga

    Writing for PS since 2011
    6 Commentaries

    Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, a former president of Latvia (1999-2007), is Co-Chair of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center in Baku.

  9. Margrethe Vestager

    Margrethe Vestager

    Writing for PS since 2021
    5 Commentaries

    Margrethe Vestager is Executive Vice President of the European Commission.

  10. Ursula  von der Leyen

    Ursula von der Leyen

    Writing for PS since 2021
    3 Commentaries

    Ursula von der Leyen is President of the European Commission.

  11. Rick van der Ploeg

    Rick van der Ploeg

    Writing for PS since 2005
    3 Commentaries

    Rick van der Ploeg is Professor of Economics and Research Director of the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource-Rich Economies at the University of Oxford.

  12. Axel van Trotsenburg

    Axel van Trotsenburg

    Writing for PS since 2021
    3 Commentaries

    Axel van Trotsenburg is Senior Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships at the World Bank.

  13. Huw van Steenis

    Huw van Steenis

    Writing for PS since 2019
    3 Commentaries

    Huw van Steenis, a former senior adviser to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, is Chair of Sustainable Finance at UBS and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Financial and Monetary Systems.

  14. Cobus van Staden

    Cobus van Staden

    Writing for PS since 2018
    3 Commentaries

    Cobus van Staden is a senior foreign policy researcher at the South African Institute of International Affairs.

  15. Antonio Vitorino

    Antonio Vitorino

    Writing for PS since 2011
    3 Commentaries

    Antonio Vitorino is a former Portuguese EU Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs.

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    The Fight for Syria

    Shlomo Ben-Ami worries that Israel and Turkey, with their clashing ambitions, could undermine the country’s stability.
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    How to Counter Trump's Tariffs Productively?

    Shang-Jin Wei proposes steps that allies and rivals alike can take to mitigate the effects of American trade policies.
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    Weaponizing Data Against Democracy

    Jayati Ghosh explains why and how authoritarian leaders like Narendra Modi hide or manipulate official figures.
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    Alternatives to Trump’s Russia Appeasement

    Harold James explains how France and Britain can guarantee Ukraine’s security now that America has effectively surrendered.
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    Germany at a Crossroads

    Ulrike Malmendier, et al.

    Despite its ongoing economic stagnation and aging population, Germany’s outlook is far from hopeless. But to restore its growth momentum, it must embrace the realities of the twenty-first century, invest in high-potential emerging sectors, and adapt to an increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape.

    urge policymakers to pursue bold structural reforms, rather than clinging to an outdated growth model.
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    The Amazon’s Future Will Be Decided in 2025

    Carlos Nobre & Marielos Peña-Claros warn that the world's largest rainforest is reaching a tipping point, beyond which it will largely disappear.
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    The New Face of Protest

    Slavoj Žižek contrasts the pioneering mass student demonstrations in Serbia with widespread private resignation in China.
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    Reaping Asia’s Silver Demographic Dividend

    Lee Jong-Wha urges governments to develop integrated policies that encourage older adults to stay in the workforce.
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    Getting Green Investment Where It’s Needed Most

    Serge Ekué & Javier Díaz Fajardo propose a strategy to redirect all financial flows toward the climate transition.

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