Skip to main content

Topics

Curated collections of commentaries not just on topics in the news, but also on the deeper issues driving the news.

Sunrise Johannesburg Africa BFG Images/Getty Images

340 commentaries, Updated on 18 Nov 2024

Africa’s economic rise is a world-changing development, but the sources of its emerging strength – and lingering weaknesses – are little understood. W…

  1. Raila Amolo Odinga The G20 Must Help Africa Close the Climate-Finance Gap
  2. Hippolyte Fofack The Right Climate Finance for Developing Economies
  3. Kingsley Moghalu Fixing Africa’s Governance Crisis Must Come First
Israel Hamas Topic_Mohammed DahmanGetty Images Mohammed Dahman/Getty Images.

75 commentaries, Updated on 27 Nov 2024

Project Syndicate commentaries on the conflict in Gaza following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel.

  1. Richard Haass A New Chance for the Middle East
  2. Barak Barfi Trumpian Turmoil Is Coming to the Middle East
  3. Nouriel Roubini Israel and Iran Are Likely to Escalate
elections topic_Dragon ClawsGetty Images Dragon Claws/Getty Images

131 commentaries, Updated on 29 Nov 2024

Project Syndicate commentaries on the issues and trends shaping the biggest global election year in history.

  1. Bartosz M. Rydliński Democracy Needs Workers
  2. Jan-Werner Mueller When the Left Goes Far Right
  3. Salome Samadashvili The End of Georgia’s European Dream?
topic_the female voice_Kena Betancur_woman fist to sky Kena Betancur/Getty Images

144 commentaries, Updated on 26 Nov 2024

To celebrate International Women’s Day, Project Syndicate is highlighting a selection of insightful commentaries written by female contributors on iss…

  1. Anne-Marie Slaughter, et al. How to End the Scourge of Maternal Mortality
  2. Kanika Mahajan To Prosper, India Must Close Its Gender Employment Gap
  3. Andrés Constantin, et al. Self-Managed Abortion Saves Lives
GettyImages-532453858 Chuck Savage/Getty Images

36 commentaries, Updated on 5 Nov 2024

In Finance of the Future, Project Syndicate, with support from Circle, brings together leading experts, innovators, regulators, and more to examine th…

  1. Paul Ryan Stablecoins Can Defend the Dollar’s Global Status
  2. Christian Catalini, et al. Crypto Policy Needs to Empower Builders, Not Speculators
  3. Elisabeth Carpenter, et al. Why Most Firms Fail to Capitalize on New Technologies
topic page_Climate Justice_Marco Cantile_LightRocket Via Getty Marco Cantile/LightRocket via Getty Images

102 commentaries, Updated on 20 Nov 2024

As former Irish President Mary Robinson and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu pointed out nearly a decade ago, “climate change is a matter of ju…

  1. Ricardo Hausmann A Better Approach to Climate Finance
  2. Liane Schalatek Is the Loss and Damage Fund Becoming an Empty Promise?
  3. Ana Palacio COP29 Must Deliver the Goods
Putin's War on Ukraine

473 commentaries, Updated on 25 Nov 2024

Russia has failed to achieve the quick victory in Ukraine for which it apparently hoped, but a prolonged war of attrition would amount to a different …

  1. Simon Johnson, et al. Trump Can Win Against China – in Ukraine
  2. Tatyana Deryugina, et al. Trump’s Best Hope for Peace Is to Support Ukraine
  3. Slavoj Žižek Should Ukraine Have Nuclear Weapons?
The Light Bulb

61 commentaries, Updated on 5 Aug 2024

In The New Enlightenment, Project Syndicate, in partnership with The New Institute, brings together leading experts, academics, practitioners, and pol…

  1. Mariana Mazzucato Collective Intelligence and the Common Good
  2. James Livingston Two Cheers for Identity Politics
  3. Mariana Mazzucato The Economics of Health for All
GettyImages-1385767491

57 commentaries, Updated on 26 Nov 2024

Activists, campaigners, and other experts consider how to support freedom, justice, and human dignity globally.

  1. Christy Hoffman Amazon Is Busting Democracy, Not Just Unions
  2. Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė, et al. Belarus in the Dock
  3. Mariana Chilton The Destructive Legacy of Mass Starvation
AI topic bymuratdeniz/Getty Images

122 commentaries, Updated on 29 Nov 2024

PS commentators consider how to seize the opportunities and mitigate the risks created by artificial intelligence.

  1. Daron Acemoglu The World Needs a Pro-Human AI Agenda
  2. Nicholas Agar, et al. The Techno-Realist Manifesto
  3. Soňa Muzikárová Central and Eastern Europe’s Bid for AI Dominance
topic_democracy_Comstock-Images_person-voting Comstock Images/Getty Images

273 commentaries, Updated on 26 Nov 2024

Project Syndicate commentaries on the growing threats to liberal democracy, open societies, and the rule of law around the world.

  1. Christy Hoffman Amazon Is Busting Democracy, Not Just Unions
  2. Mohamed ElBaradei Multilateralism or Bust
  3. Joschka Fischer The End of the Liberal West
Press-Released_Header_2-1

138 commentaries, Updated on 16 Oct 2024

Today’s media landscape is littered with landmines: open hostility from illiberal and autocratic regimes, mounting censorship in countries such as Hungary, Turkey,…

  1. Katrin Kivi The Case for Press Freedom Just Got Stronger
  2. Geoff Mulgan The Right to Truth
  3. Nishant Lalwani, et al. As Disinformation Thrives, Democracy Dies
  1. Anadolu/Getty Images

    Democracy Needs Workers

    Bartosz M. Rydliński urges center-left parties in the West to reconnect with voters who increasingly support far-right populists.
  2. op_acemoglu6_Getty Images_AI Getty Images

    The World Needs a Pro-Human AI Agenda

    Daron Acemoglu

    Judging by the current paradigm in the technology industry, we cannot rule out the worst of all possible worlds: none of the transformative potential of AI, but all of the labor displacement, misinformation, and manipulation. But it’s not too late to change course.

    fears that the tech industry’s current priorities will result in the worst of all possible worlds.
  3. fofack30_ Andrew BurtonGetty Images_trump Andrew Burton/Getty Images

    Big Money Beat Bigger Money in the US Election

    Hippolyte Fofack warns that the ultra-rich are corroding US democracy, even if they can’t always spend their way to power.
  4. rogoff256_Sean GallupGetty Images_brandenburg airport Sean Gallup/Getty Images

    Europe’s Economy Is Stalling Out

    Kenneth Rogoff explains why the EU’s long-term economic slump is not likely to end anytime soon.
  5. agar8_Heritage Images GettyImages_retrofuturism Heritage Images/Getty Images

    The Techno-Realist Manifesto

    Nicholas Agar & Stuart Whatley question the widespread belief that all our biggest problems will soon succumb to engineered solutions.
  6. sierakowski113_Sean GallupGetty Images)_merkel Sean Gallup/Getty Images

    Has Angela Merkel No Shame?

    Sławomir Sierakowski marvels at the former German chancellor’s denial of her own role in Europe’s current malaise.
  7. james224_Francis LochonGettyImages_ussr_dolls Francis Lochon/Getty Images

    Is America the Next Soviet Union?

    Harold James sees parallels between the United States’ political dysfunction and that of its twentieth-century adversary.
  8. haass174_Mohammad AbushamaAnadolu via Getty Images_ceasefire Mohammad Abushama/Anadolu via Getty Images

    A New Chance for the Middle East

    Richard Haass sees hope for long-term ceasefires in Lebanon and Gaza if political leaders recognize their own interests.
  9. naim1_MirrorpixGettyImages_harold_macmillan_resignation Mirrorpix/Getty Images

    The Unpleasant Surprises That Await Trump

    Moisés Naím thinks the US president-elect – and his voters – are in for a rude domestic and international awakening.

Edit Newsletter Preferences

Set up Notification

To receive email updates regarding this {entity_type}, please enter your email below.

If you are not already registered, this will create a PS account for you. You should receive an activation email shortly.