Kevin O’Neil sees an urgent need for policy changes to ensure that the technology serves the public good.

Filip Milačić urges pro-democracy groups to reconnect with culturally anxious voters courted by populist politicians.

Mark Leonard sees promise in Danish and Swedish efforts to incorporate migration control into a social-democratic agenda.

Angela Huyue Zhang highlights the benefits of the American federalist approach to regulating new technologies.

Jessica Seddon & Manjana Milkoreit propose an institutional framework for mounting a coordinated response to these massive climate risks.

Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg considers why aggregate figures have defied most economists’ predictions since the beginning of 2025.

Ana Palacio warns that the erosion of freedom, prosperity, and the rule of law is jeopardizing the European project.

Arjun Jayadev, Ahilan Kadirgamar and J.W. Mason urge the central bank to ease monetary policy as soon as possible, while keeping an eye on capital flight.

Carl Bildt thinks the Trump administration has put the final nail in the coffin of the postwar world the US helped build.

Angus Armstrong & Dennis J. Snower see major risks associated with the growth of privately issued dollar-backed digital tokens.

Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe urges members to devise a framework that would reduce Africa’s liabilities and enable its green transition.

Carl Benedikt Frey thinks the productivity gains are more muted, and the macro risks more pronounced, than in the dot-com bubble.

Nadia Calviño shows how Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean are bucking the trend toward zero-sum economic policies.

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Mahmoud Mohieldin explains how COP30 can begin addressing the shortcomings of today’s fragmented, underperforming arrangements.

Shlomo Ben-Ami sees echoes of John Maynard Keynes's wisdom in the US administration's 20-point plan.

Michael R. Strain hopes the Republican Party can rediscover the dignity, decorum, and seriousness that once defined it.

Although voters around the world generally voice strong support for climate action when polled, governments that actually pursue robust climate policies sometimes face a backlash from constituencies who either have different priorities or reject such measures as an added cost, a “luxury” pursuit, an unfair hurdle to development, or even a culture-war issue. How can we build the enduring majorities that we will need to make the net-zero transition politically sustainable? Carlos Alvarado-Quesada, Former President of Costa Rica and Member of the Club de Madrid Natalie Unterstell, President of Talanoa Institute and Member of the COP30 Presidency's Adaptation Council Keep up to date with PS films by subscribing to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/project-syndicate ******************************************************************** For more PS, join the conversation on... Our website: www.project-syndicate.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/projectsyndicate Twitter: www.twitter.com/prosyn LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/project-syndicate SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/projectsyndicate

Fatih Birol & Nandan Nilekani show how digitalization and interoperability could vastly strengthen energy systems.

Brahma Chellaney warns that flattery and the promise of personal enrichment are now dictating US policy in South Asia.

Doris Uzoka-Anite explains how determined leadership and sound governance enabled the country to rebuild international trust.

Agnes Dasewicz urges policymakers to build on recent progress and redouble efforts to expand access to renewables.

Sonia Guajajara anticipates major breakthroughs for territorial protection and land tenure at this month’s climate conference.