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Richard von Weizsäcker

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Richard von Weizsäcker is former President of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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  1. Who Will Decide Venezuela’s Election?
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    Who Will Decide Venezuela’s Election?

    Sep 28, 2012 Frederik W. de Klerk, et al.

  2. The Fire in the Monastery
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    The Fire in the Monastery

    Jun 13, 2012 André Glucksmann, et al.

  3. Havel Lives
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    Havel Lives

    Feb 3, 2012 Richard von Weizsäcker, et al.

  4. Ukraine Loses Its Way
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    Ukraine Loses Its Way

    Aug 31, 2011 Václav Havel, et al.

  5. Solidarity with Japan
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    Solidarity with Japan

    Mar 21, 2011 Richard von Weizsäcker, et al.

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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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