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  1. Jon Ungphakorn

    Jon Ungphakorn

    Writing for PS since 2005
    1 Commentary

    Jon Ungphakorn is an elected member of the Thai Senate and committee member of the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Caucus on Democracy in Myanmar. He recently received the prestigious 2005 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Service for his work with communities affected by HIV/AIDS and for his work on human rights issues in Thailand.

  2. Per Unckel

    Writing for PS since 2008
    1 Commentary

    Per Unckel is a former Swedish Minister of Education and Science.

  3. Richard Uku

    Writing for PS since 2008
    1 Commentary

    Richard Uku is a senior executive of the Africa Finance Corporation.

  4. Kori Udovicki

    Kori Udovicki

    Writing for PS since 2011
    1 Commentary

    Kori Udovicki is Regional Director for Europe and the CIS at the United Nations Development Program.

  5. Barbara Unmüßig

    Barbara Unmüßig

    Writing for PS since 2013
    10 Commentaries

    Barbara Unmüßig is President of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

  6. Iñigo Urkullu

    Iñigo Urkullu

    Writing for PS since 2015
    1 Commentary

    Iñigo Urkullu is President of the Basque Country.

  7. Simon Upton

    Simon Upton

    Writing for PS since 2016
    2 Commentaries

    Simon Upton is Environment Director at the OECD.

  8. Kairat Umarov

    Kairat Umarov

    Writing for PS since 2016
    1 Commentary

    Kairat Umarov is Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to the United States.

  9. Nadeem ul Haque

    Nadeem ul Haque

    Writing for PS since 2017
    3 Commentaries

    Nadeem ul Haque is a former deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of Pakistan and a former senior resident representative of the IMF in Egypt and Sri Lanka.

  10. Eskil Ullberg

    Eskil Ullberg

    Writing for PS since 2018
    1 Commentary

    Eskil Ullberg is a professor of economics at George Mason University and Director of the Trade in Ideas Program at the Institute for Management of Innovation and Technology.

  11. Anthony Underwood

    Anthony Underwood

    Writing for PS since 2019
    1 Commentary

    Anthony Underwood is an assistant professor of economics at Dickinson College.

  12. Pat Utomi

    Pat Utomi

    Writing for PS since 2020
    1 Commentary

    Pat Utomi, Chair of the African Union’s Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC), heads the Centre for Values in Leadership at the Lagos Business School.

  13. Elo Umeh

    Elo Umeh

    Writing for PS since 2020
    1 Commentary

    Elo Umeh is CEO and co-founder of Terragon Group, a Nigeria-based data analytics and marketing tech company..

  14. Sebastian Unger

    Sebastian Unger

    Writing for PS since 2020
    1 Commentary

    Sebastian Unger heads the Ocean Governance Working Group at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam. 

  15. Vygaudas Ušackas

    Vygaudas Ušackas

    Writing for PS since 2021
    1 Commentary

    Vygaudas Ušackas is a former foreign minister of Lithuania.

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    The Immigration Tinderbox

    In the United States and Europe, immigration tends to divide people into opposing camps: those who claim that newcomers undermine economic opportunity and security for locals, and those who argue that welcoming migrants and refugees is a moral and economic imperative. How should one make sense of a debate that is often based on motivated reasoning, with emotion and underlying biases affecting the selection and interpretation of evidence?

  2. arezki19_MARCO LONGARIAFP via Getty Images_senegalelection Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images

    Senegal’s Election and Africa’s Future

    Rabah Arezki considers what Bassirou Diomaye Faye's presidency could mean for one of Africa's most closely watched democracies.
  3. disparte5_ Kevin DietschGetty Images_FSOC Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

    America Must Lead on Crypto Regulation

    Dante Alighieri Disparte

    To maintain its position as a global rule-maker and avoid becoming a rule-taker, the United States must use the coming year to promote clarity and confidence in the digital-asset market. The US faces three potential paths to maintaining its competitive edge in crypto: regulation, legislation, and designation.

    urges policymakers to take decisive action and set new rules for the industry in 2024.
  4. gul6_Hasan MradDeFodi Images via Getty Images_ghannouchi Hasan Mrad/De Fodi Images via Getty Images

    Rached Ghannouchi’s Plight Deserves More Attention

    Abdullah Gül decries the prosecution and imprisonment of Tunisia's widely respected avatar of Islamic democracy.
  5. okonjoiweala27_GIUSEPPE CACACEAFP via Getty Images_WTO13ministerialconference Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images

    WTO Reform Is Everyone’s Responsibility

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

    The World Trade Organization’s most recent ministerial conference concluded with a few positive outcomes demonstrating that meaningful change is possible, though there were some disappointments. A successful agenda of reforms will require more members – particularly emerging markets and developing economies – to take the lead.

    writes that meaningful change will come only when members other than the US help steer the organization.
  6. bloomberg7_Chris HondrosGetty Images_UScaloriesmenu Chris Hondros/Getty Images

    What Can Stop the Shortening of American Lives?

    Michael R. Bloomberg shows how a loss of public trust in public-health professionals is undercutting US life expectancy.
  7. roach163_ROBERTO SCHMIDTAFP via Getty Images_mikegallagher Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images

    American Sinophobia

    Stephen S. Roach warns that fear has driven US policymakers to level a litany of unsubstantiated charges against China.
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    Africa’s Prosperity Depends on Achieving Gender Equality

    Jane Kabubo-Mariara outlines steps policymakers can take to redistribute unpaid domestic work among households and communities.
  9. lacroix2_ Michael GonzalezGetty Images_texasUSflags Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images

    Texas and the Perpetual Crisis of American Federalism

    Alison L. LaCroix highlights the constitutional threat posed by the state's attempt to impose its own immigration policy.

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