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Zaki Laïdi

Zaki Laïdi

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Zaki Laïdi, a professor at Sciences Po, is a former special adviser to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy and Security.

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  1. The Geopolitics of Olympic Medals
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    The Geopolitics of Olympic Medals

    Aug 23, 2024 Zaki Laïdi highlights the strong correlation between sporting achievements and economic development.

  2. The Most Incredible Election in French History
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    The Most Incredible Election in French History

    Jul 9, 2024 Zaki Laïdi thinks the winnerless outcome only adds to the sense of chaos that has come to define the country’s politics.

  3. Why Macron Is Risking an Election
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    Why Macron Is Risking an Election

    Jun 12, 2024 Zaki Laïdi points out that the French president has little to lose by dissolving parliament after two years of paralysis.

  4. Europe’s Chinese New Year
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    Europe’s Chinese New Year

    Dec 11, 2023 Zaki Laïdi describes the delicate balance the EU is seeking to strike in its relationship with the People’s Republic.

  5. Europe’s Hard Choices in 2020
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    Europe’s Hard Choices in 2020

    Dec 26, 2019 Zaki Laïdi explains what the European Union must do to defend itself against three major powers that seek to weaken it.

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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

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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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