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Oscar Jonsson

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Oscar Jonsson is Academic Director of the Center for the Governance of Change at IE University and the author of The Russian Understanding of War.

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  1. How to Govern the New Digital Domain
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    How to Govern the New Digital Domain

    Oct 20, 2020 Oscar Jonsson & Taylor Owen outline a three-pronged strategy to mitigate the platform-driven economy's adverse effects.

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    Has Escaping the Middle-Income Trap Become Easier?

    Keun Lee urges the World Bank to adopt a more reliable measure of economic development than nominal per capita GDP.
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    Trump Can’t Stop De-Dollarization

    Hippolyte Fofack thinks the benefits of reducing reliance on the greenback will outweigh the costs of retaliatory US tariffs.
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    South Korea’s Constitution Needs Fixing

    Yoon Young-kwan

    South Korea's latest political crisis is further evidence that the 1987 constitution has outlived its usefulness. To facilitate better governance and bolster policy stability, the country must establish a new political framework that includes stronger checks on the president and fosters genuine power-sharing.

     argues that breaking the cycle of political crises will require some fundamental reforms.
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    The Lost Art of Collaboration

    Vanessa Badré mines a nineteenth-century painting for insights into trust-building, creativity, and cooperation.
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    PS Commentators’ Predictions for 2025

    PS editors

    Among the major issues that will dominate attention in the next 12 months are the future of multilateralism, the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the threats to global stability posed by geopolitical rivalries and Donald Trump’s second presidency. Advances in artificial intelligence, if regulated effectively, offer a glimmer of hope.

     asked PS contributors to identify the national and global trends to look out for in the coming year.
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    What Trump’s Return Means for Africa

    Adekeye Adebajo expects a continuation of America's longstanding attitude of benign neglect toward the continent.
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    The False Promise of “Responsible Mining”

    Chelsea Hodgkins lambasts a corporate-led voluntary global standard that would harm communities and pose risks for automakers.
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    A Baseline Scenario for the Global Economy in 2025

    Mohamed A. El-Erian offers his predictions for the new year while acknowledging that the range of possible outcomes is widening.
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    A New Deal for Developing Countries

    William Ruto explains what climate-vulnerable Africa will need to strengthen their resilience and sustain economic growth.

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