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Joschka Fischer

Writing for PS since 2006
222 commentaries

Joschka Fischer, Germany’s foreign minister and vice chancellor from 1998 to 2005, was a leader of the German Green Party for almost 20 years.

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  1. Don’t Dismiss the BRICS
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    Don’t Dismiss the BRICS

    Oct 29, 2024 Joschka Fischer thinks it would be a serious mistake for Western strategists to ignore the bloc and what it represents.

  2. Making Europe Weak Again
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    Making Europe Weak Again

    Sep 26, 2024 Joschka Fischer considers the implications of the French and German far right winning support at centrist parties' expense.

  3. This Time Is Different in the Middle East
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    This Time Is Different in the Middle East

    Aug 19, 2024 Joschka Fischer sees the century-old Israel-Palestine conflict becoming something altogether more dangerous.

  4. Liberal Democracy Hangs in the Balance
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    Liberal Democracy Hangs in the Balance

    Jul 29, 2024 Joschka Fischer considers what another Donald Trump presidency would mean for Europe and the broader West.

  5. Europe’s Future Now Lies With France
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    Europe’s Future Now Lies With France

    Jun 25, 2024 Joschka Fischer considers what a neo-nationalist French government would mean for Europe and its place in the world.

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    PS Events: COP29 Live From Baku Session 2

    PS editors present our second session from COP29, Financial Inclusion is Climate Action.
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    The EU Needs a Strong Clean Industrial Deal

    Jean Pisani-Ferry, et al. tout a strategy that combines decarbonization with measures to boost competitiveness and social cohesion.
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    The World’s Babies Need Antibiotics, Not Just Vaccines

    Glenda Gray urges the international community to help African countries prevent infant deaths from treatable infections.
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    How Trump Did It

    Not only did Donald Trump win last week’s US presidential election decisively – winning some three million more votes than his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris – but the Republican Party he now controls gained majorities in both houses on Congress. Given the far-reaching implications of this result – for both US democracy and global stability – understanding how it came about is essential.

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    The Big Picture

    PS editors
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    Capitalism Is Driving Democracy’s Death Spiral

    Katharina Pistor argues that the financialization of the global economy has come at the expense self-governance.
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    What Germany’s Next Government Must Do

    Helmut K. Anheier argues that whoever wins the upcoming snap election must make progress in four key areas.
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    To Win Back Voters, Democrats Should Let Trump Be Trump

    Yasheng Huang

    By voting for Republican candidates, working-class voters effectively get to have their cake and eat it, expressing conservative moral preferences while relying on Democrats to fight for their basic economic security. The best strategy for Democrats now will be to permit voters to face the consequences of their choice.

     urges the party to adopt a long-term strategy aimed at discrediting the MAGA ideology once and for all.
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    What If Trump Keeps His Promises?

    Kaushik Basu warns that the president-elect’s proposed trade policies will erode America’s competitiveness.

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