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The Bomb Is Back
At a time of shifting global power balances and asymmetric threats, the risk of a conflict involving nuclear weapons has increased to a level few would have anticipated just a decade ago. Are we headed back to the bad old days of hair-trigger warnings and mutually assured destruction?
The Dollar Goes to War
To many observers, America’s “weaponization” of the dollar against China, the European Union, and others looks like yet another example of President Donald Trump abusing his power. The question is whether anyone can – or will – do anything about it.
The Fall After the Wall
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- Mark Leonard,
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- George Soros,
- Joseph E. Stiglitz
When the celebrations in Berlin 30 years ago brought down the curtain on the Cold War and on communism in Europe, Western-style liberal democracy seemed to have emerged victorious. But the rise of new (and older) political forces in post-communist Europe has left the triumphalist narrative in tatters.
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The Survivalist in the Kremlin
Jul 4, 2013
To commemorate its founding 25 years ago PS is republishing a selection of commentaries written since 1994.
In the following commentary, Fiona Hill explained why Russian President Vladimir Putin’s stated objective of ensuring Russia’s survival put him on a collision course with the West.
Project Syndicate celebrates its 25th anniversary with PS 25, a collection of our hardest-hitting commentaries so far.
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