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Tom Achoki, a former Sloan fellow at MIT, is Co-Founder of the Africa Institute for Health Policy.

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  1. Investing in Global Health Enhances US National Security
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    Investing in Global Health Enhances US National Security

    Dec 12, 2024 Walter O. Ochieng & Tom Achoki urge the incoming Trump administration to build on the success of Operation Warp Speed.

  2. The Critical-Minerals Race Could Fuel Global Inequality
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    The Critical-Minerals Race Could Fuel Global Inequality

    Jul 29, 2024 Tom Achoki urges international policymakers to safeguard vulnerable communities throughout the value chain.

  3. Preparing Now for the Next Disease X
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    Preparing Now for the Next Disease X

    May 29, 2024 Tom Achoki, et al. propose several steps governments can take to establish robust and resilient response mechanisms.

  4. What Corporations Need to Know About Public Health
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    What Corporations Need to Know About Public Health

    Feb 16, 2024 Tom Achoki describes a framework for understanding health systems that should guide investment and interventions.

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    The US Economy’s Trust Deficit

    Michael Spence considers the causes and consequences of Americans’ declining faith in media and government.
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    Norway Is a Ukraine War Profiteer

    Håvard Halland & Knut Anton Mork argue that the country should give its windfall gains from gas exports to those on the front lines.
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    Navigating the Risks of Digital Public Infrastructure

    Carl Gahnberg calls for guardrails and policy guidelines to prevent governments from abusing the policy paradigm.
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    Services Are the New Road to Development

    Indermit Gill & Aaditya Mattoo explain why developing countries need a new paradigm to replace the old manufacturing-led model.
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    Russia Just Lost Its Great-Power Status

    Galip Dalay explains why the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has diminished the Kremlin’s global influence.
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    Twelve Questions for Philanthropists

    Dambisa Moyo offers practical advice to those who want to contribute effectively to charitable causes.
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    PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2024

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    At the end of a year of domestic and international upheaval, Project Syndicate commentators share their favorite books from the past 12 months. Covering a wide array of genres and disciplines, this year’s picks provide fresh perspectives on the defining challenges of our time and how to confront them.

     ask Project Syndicate contributors to select the books that resonated with them the most over the past year.
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    The World Needs Ocean-Based Climate Solutions

    Ilana Seid calls for creative mechanisms for financing investment in our planet’s largest carbon sink.
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    The West Is Not Dying, but It Is Working on It

    Yanis Varoufakis argues that Western power is alive and well, but the lofty values that once sustained it have been abandoned.

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