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Carl Bildt

Writing for PS since 2009
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Carl Bildt is a former prime minister and foreign minister of Sweden.

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  1. The Transatlantic World Will Never Be the Same
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    The Transatlantic World Will Never Be the Same

    Mar 20, 2025 Carl Bildt urges Europeans to prepare for the worst from Donald Trump’s America, which is behaving like an adversary.

  2. Trump the Capitulator
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    Trump the Capitulator

    Feb 25, 2025 Carl Bildt considers the broader implications of America's betrayal of Ukraine to appease the Kremlin.

  3. Trump’s Greenland Grab
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    Trump’s Greenland Grab

    Jan 13, 2025 Carl Bildt explains why the US president-elect's threats to seize the Danish territory are so dangerous.

  4. The Way Forward in Syria
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    The Way Forward in Syria

    Dec 17, 2024 Carl Bildt urges all parties involved to support the political roadmap that the United Nations adopted in 2015.

  5. Putin’s March of Folly
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    Putin’s March of Folly

    Nov 20, 2024 Carl Bildt argues that Russia’s president has only his own poor decisions to blame for his country’s loss of status.

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    Will the World Keep Buying US Treasuries?

    Paola Subacchi & Paul van den Noord foresee a gradual reduction in countries’ holdings of dollar-denominated debt, not a rapid sell-off.
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    Why China’s Marriage Crisis Matters

    Yi Fuxian examines the factors underlying a key cause of the country’s demographic crisis.
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    Israel Must Not Ignore the Anti-Hamas Protests in Gaza

    Konstanty Gebert

    Recent demonstrations in Gaza have pushed not only for an end to the war, but also for an end to Hamas's rule, thus echoing Israel's own stated objectives. Yet the Israeli government, consumed by its own internal politics, has barely acknowledged this unprecedentedly positive development.

     underscores the unprecedented nature of recent demonstrations in the war-ravaged enclave.
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    Donald Trump Is a Globalist

    Harold James shows that the MAGA movement is actually an unalloyed version of the idea that its leader claims to reject.
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    Getting Abundance Right

    Sandeep Vaheesan

    America's history is replete with episodes in which vigorous government action proved essential to achieving shared prosperity. With a lethal mutation of neoliberalism now destroying US state capacity, understanding what came before has never been more important.

     urges the creation of public utilities to accelerate decarbonization and improve living standards.
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    Two Models for Agentic AI

    Daron Acemoglu sees a technological crossroads ahead – and argues that one path should not be taken.
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    Developing Countries Need a New Strategy

    Rabah Arezki touts industrial policies that welcome multinational corporations' participation, but on fairer terms.
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    How the World Can Keep Trump 2.0 in Check

    Anne-Marie Slaughter outlines five steps that foreign entities should take to counteract the US president’s radical agenda.
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    How Trumpism Ends

    Chris Patten urges current and former policymakers to speak out against the US president’s reckless policies.

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