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Will the AI boom continue? In a new PS Big Picture, Carl Benedikt Frey, Michael Spence, Lee Jong-Wha, Angela Huyue Zhang, and others examine the factors likely to shape the technology’s future. Read it at the link. bit.ly/4rdIKbe
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Will the AI boom continue? In a new PS Big Picture, Carl Benedikt Frey, Michael Spence, Lee Jong-Wha, Angela Huyue Zhang, and others examine the factors likely to shape the technology’s future. Read it at the link. bit.ly/4rdIKbe
The G20 must maintain the momentum of South Africa’s presidency and push for reforms to international finance and cooperation that will help Africa integrate into the global economy, writes Hippolyte Fofack. bit.ly/4a1BPMg
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The G20 must maintain the momentum of South Africa’s presidency and push for reforms to international finance and cooperation that will help Africa integrate into the global economy, writes Hippolyte Fofack. bit.ly/4a1BPMg
The postwar multilateral trading order rested on the belief that open markets would make the world safer. In reality, however, it is peace that makes trade possible, not the other way around, writes Benn Steil. bit.ly/4i0rrGE
November 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The postwar multilateral trading order rested on the belief that open markets would make the world safer. In reality, however, it is peace that makes trade possible, not the other way around, writes Benn Steil. bit.ly/4i0rrGE
In our COP30 #PSStudioSessions, former US Secretary of State John Kerry criticizes the Trump administration’s “tragically myopic and wasteful” choice not to send a US delegation, noting that many US leaders still back the climate fight. Watch here: bit.ly/445pUJo
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
In our COP30 #PSStudioSessions, former US Secretary of State John Kerry criticizes the Trump administration’s “tragically myopic and wasteful” choice not to send a US delegation, noting that many US leaders still back the climate fight. Watch here: bit.ly/445pUJo
How is Brazil under its current leadership keeping climate-aligned development front and center? Hear from Natalie Unterstell, Member of the COP30 Presidency's Adaptation Council and President of Talanoa Institute, on November 17. #PSStudioSessions @fesonline.bsky.social
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November 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
How is Brazil under its current leadership keeping climate-aligned development front and center? Hear from Natalie Unterstell, Member of the COP30 Presidency's Adaptation Council and President of Talanoa Institute, on November 17. #PSStudioSessions @fesonline.bsky.social
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bit.ly/4r85d9U
Join us for our next event, happening at #COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Register at the link now, and tune in to #PSStudioSessions. bit.ly/4r85d9U
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Join us for our next event, happening at #COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Register at the link now, and tune in to #PSStudioSessions. bit.ly/4r85d9U
Drawn by the promise of generative AI, investors are pouring capital into what they see as the next great leap in computing. But the frenzy may prove unsustainable, writes William H. Janeway. bit.ly/43T9Uu3
November 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Drawn by the promise of generative AI, investors are pouring capital into what they see as the next great leap in computing. But the frenzy may prove unsustainable, writes William H. Janeway. bit.ly/43T9Uu3
While last week’s meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping may have delivered a kind of détente between the two superpowers, China remains beset by political and economic weaknesses. Read more in a new PS Big Picture, with Harold James, Keun Lee, and others. bit.ly/4hHCTGN
November 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
While last week’s meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping may have delivered a kind of détente between the two superpowers, China remains beset by political and economic weaknesses. Read more in a new PS Big Picture, with Harold James, Keun Lee, and others. bit.ly/4hHCTGN
In 1937, Ronald Coase asked why we need firms when markets can coordinate activity on their own. In a world transformed by AI, that question takes on new urgency, writes Sami Mahroum. bit.ly/47zGnH2
October 31, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In 1937, Ronald Coase asked why we need firms when markets can coordinate activity on their own. In a world transformed by AI, that question takes on new urgency, writes Sami Mahroum. bit.ly/47zGnH2
Do conventional accounts of the Wirtschaftswunder – West Germany’s miraculous economic ascent after WWII – get it wrong? asks Barry Eichengreen. bit.ly/4njfn4g
October 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Do conventional accounts of the Wirtschaftswunder – West Germany’s miraculous economic ascent after WWII – get it wrong? asks Barry Eichengreen. bit.ly/4njfn4g
With Trump’s voters, Congress, and the Supreme Court enabling his lawless behavior, resistance grows ever more urgent – and harder – by the day. Read more in PS Big Picture with Aziz Huq, Jacob Slaughter, @timothysnyder.bsky.social, and others.
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October 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
With Trump’s voters, Congress, and the Supreme Court enabling his lawless behavior, resistance grows ever more urgent – and harder – by the day. Read more in PS Big Picture with Aziz Huq, Jacob Slaughter, @timothysnyder.bsky.social, and others.
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The persistent threat that technology poses to jobs calls for a permanent policy of livelihood restoration - and intervention that entails far more than simply compensating a worker for lost wages, Mordecai Kurz argues. bit.ly/3WK6PbG
October 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The persistent threat that technology poses to jobs calls for a permanent policy of livelihood restoration - and intervention that entails far more than simply compensating a worker for lost wages, Mordecai Kurz argues. bit.ly/3WK6PbG
Philippe Aghion has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics for advancing our understanding of how innovation drives long-term growth. Earlier this year, he argued with co-authors that, with the right policies, AI can boost both growth and employment.
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October 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Philippe Aghion has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics for advancing our understanding of how innovation drives long-term growth. Earlier this year, he argued with co-authors that, with the right policies, AI can boost both growth and employment.
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At a time when developing countries are facing high debt and low growth, many are suffering from net financial outflows, with illicit financial flows a major culprit. In PS Quarterly: What Works?, The South Centre’s Yuefen Li proposes a solution. Read it at the link: bit.ly/4nLDucU
October 13, 2025 at 11:11 AM
At a time when developing countries are facing high debt and low growth, many are suffering from net financial outflows, with illicit financial flows a major culprit. In PS Quarterly: What Works?, The South Centre’s Yuefen Li proposes a solution. Read it at the link: bit.ly/4nLDucU
María Corina Machado has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her leadership in Venezuela’s democratic movement. In 2023, she outlined a peaceful and constitutional path toward freedom and urged international support for the country’s renewal.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
María Corina Machado has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her leadership in Venezuela’s democratic movement. In 2023, she outlined a peaceful and constitutional path toward freedom and urged international support for the country’s renewal.
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Lea Ypi’s new book is at its strongest when it confronts the question of how to maintain one’s integrity under authoritarian rule, offering a master class in recovering truth from history, writes Michael Ignatieff.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Lea Ypi’s new book is at its strongest when it confronts the question of how to maintain one’s integrity under authoritarian rule, offering a master class in recovering truth from history, writes Michael Ignatieff.
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bit.ly/42uOfrC
Progress on sustainable development may have stalled, but the latest PS Quarterly asks a better question: What Works? Read insights from Paul Collier, Homi Kharas, Hannah Wanjie Ryder, and more.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Progress on sustainable development may have stalled, but the latest PS Quarterly asks a better question: What Works? Read insights from Paul Collier, Homi Kharas, Hannah Wanjie Ryder, and more.
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That Hamas, the orchestrator of one of the most atrocious terror attacks in recent memory, has become an emblem of heroic resistance reflects a grotesque and fundamental failure by the Israeli government, notes Shlomo Ben-Ami.
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October 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
That Hamas, the orchestrator of one of the most atrocious terror attacks in recent memory, has become an emblem of heroic resistance reflects a grotesque and fundamental failure by the Israeli government, notes Shlomo Ben-Ami.
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bit.ly/4mUnAvs
In a new PS Big Picture, PS commentators – including Adekeye Adebajo, @cbildt.bsky.social, Brahma Chellaney, and Richard Haass – reflect on the 80th session of the @UN General Assembly, and consider what it will take to prevent the institution from fading into irrelevance.
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October 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
In a new PS Big Picture, PS commentators – including Adekeye Adebajo, @cbildt.bsky.social, Brahma Chellaney, and Richard Haass – reflect on the 80th session of the @UN General Assembly, and consider what it will take to prevent the institution from fading into irrelevance.
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bit.ly/46YCQlj
Sara Jane Ahmed, Managing Director and Finance Advisor of the Climate Vulnerable Forum and V20 Finance Ministers (CVF-V20), sheds light on an often-overlooked facet of the challenge facing climate-vulnerable countries. #PSEvents bit.ly/4p94eoV
October 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Sara Jane Ahmed, Managing Director and Finance Advisor of the Climate Vulnerable Forum and V20 Finance Ministers (CVF-V20), sheds light on an often-overlooked facet of the challenge facing climate-vulnerable countries. #PSEvents bit.ly/4p94eoV
Instead of being recognized as the natural outcome of economic progress and women’s freedom to choose, declining birth rates are often cast as a looming crisis. That is a profound mistake, writes @adairturneruk.bsky.social.
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October 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Instead of being recognized as the natural outcome of economic progress and women’s freedom to choose, declining birth rates are often cast as a looming crisis. That is a profound mistake, writes @adairturneruk.bsky.social.
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bit.ly/432HyNr
In a new PS Big Picture, @mazzucatom.bsky.social, @katharinapistor.bsky.social, and others highlight fundamental flaws in Donald Trump’s efforts to run the US government like a business.
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September 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
In a new PS Big Picture, @mazzucatom.bsky.social, @katharinapistor.bsky.social, and others highlight fundamental flaws in Donald Trump’s efforts to run the US government like a business.
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bit.ly/3WeLRkY
Don’t miss the first edition of PS Events: Studio Sessions, in which Arunabha Ghosh discusses (with @sddecleve.bsky.social) the need to embed a “citizens’ track” into the COP process. Click the link to watch the discussion. bit.ly/4my9ZKc #PSStudioSessions #GlobalCitizensAssembly #COP30
September 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Don’t miss the first edition of PS Events: Studio Sessions, in which Arunabha Ghosh discusses (with @sddecleve.bsky.social) the need to embed a “citizens’ track” into the COP process. Click the link to watch the discussion. bit.ly/4my9ZKc #PSStudioSessions #GlobalCitizensAssembly #COP30
Our task is to learn from these successes, to interrogate the obstacles, and to push forward with models that work for people, not just for narrow interests, explained @open-society.bsky.social President @nowrojeeosf.bsky.social in her opening remarks at our Climate Week NYC event. bit.ly/4p94eoV
September 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Our task is to learn from these successes, to interrogate the obstacles, and to push forward with models that work for people, not just for narrow interests, explained @open-society.bsky.social President @nowrojeeosf.bsky.social in her opening remarks at our Climate Week NYC event. bit.ly/4p94eoV
In the latest PS Quarterly, María Fernanda Espinosa, Patricia Espinosa, Jayati Ghosh, Mahmoud Mohieldin, Marina Romanello, Vera Songwe, and Laurence Tubiana weigh in on what to watch at COP30. bit.ly/4nHMM9k
September 25, 2025 at 11:39 AM
In the latest PS Quarterly, María Fernanda Espinosa, Patricia Espinosa, Jayati Ghosh, Mahmoud Mohieldin, Marina Romanello, Vera Songwe, and Laurence Tubiana weigh in on what to watch at COP30. bit.ly/4nHMM9k