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Curated collections of commentaries not just on topics in the news, but also on the deeper issues driving the news.

Putin's War on Ukraine
Russia has failed to achieve the quick victory in Ukraine for which it apparently hoped, but a prolonged war of attrition would amount to a different …
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Why Target Russian Oil Revenue?
Jul 4, 2022 Simon Johnson -
Aid to Ukraine Should Not Come at Africa’s Expense
Jul 1, 2022 Chris Heitzig & Richard Newfarmer -
The Case for Ukraine’s EU Membership
Jul 1, 2022 Charles Tannock

Democracy and Its Enemies
Project Syndicate commentaries on the growing threats to liberal democracy, open societies, and the rule of law around the world.
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Catholics v. the Constitution
Jun 30, 2022 Ian Buruma -
Fighting Big Lies
May 26, 2022 Noëlle Lenoir -
America’s Leaky Justice
May 5, 2022 Aziz Huq

The COVID-19 Crisis
As the COVID-19 crisis escalates, PS commentators assess its implications for the economy, propose policy responses, and consider what might – and sho…
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The Right Way to Fight Global Hunger
Jun 13, 2022 Alexander Müller, et al. -
China’s Great Wall of Public-Health Distrust
Jun 10, 2022 Nancy Qian -
The Virus Is Still Winning
Jun 10, 2022 William A. Haseltine

The Security Deficit
As the world changes rapidly, so does the nature of the risks we face. Yet our models for mitigating security threats have largely failed to keep up. …

Climate Justice
As former Irish President Mary Robinson and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu pointed out nearly a decade ago, “climate change is a matter of ju…
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Climate Accountability Now
Feb 11, 2022 Mary Robinson -
Righting the Injustice of Africa's Water Crisis
Feb 9, 2022 Alex Simalabwi -
Fighting Deforestation on the Ground
Jan 10, 2022 Pedro Frizo

The Female Voice
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Project Syndicate is highlighting a selection of insightful commentaries written by female contributors on iss…
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The US Front in the Global War on Women
Jun 28, 2022 Ngaire Woods -
Africa’s Domestic-Violence Epidemic
Jun 9, 2022 Tijani Salami & Jane Otai -
Qatar’s Human-Rights Reversal
Jun 2, 2022 Lara Nuwayhid

Our Planet, Our Future
In the run-up to the first-ever Nobel Prize Summit, Project Syndicate – in partnership with the Nobel Foundation, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Im…
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Green Business After COP26
Nov 24, 2021 Johan Rockström & Tobias Raffel -
Deciding Humanity’s Future
Jun 21, 2021 Johan Rockström, et al. -
The Tragedy of Climate Change
May 18, 2021 Bryan Doerries

Paris Peace Forum
In partnership with the Paris Peace Forum, Project Syndicate has curated a selection of commentaries examining pressing challenges to global governanc…
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Preparing for Climate Overshoot
May 18, 2022 Pascal Lamy -
Building a Better Global Health Framework
Nov 28, 2021 Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus -
New Business Models for a New Future
Sep 20, 2021 Angel Gurría

The African Century
Africa’s economic rise is a world-changing development, but the sources of its emerging strength – and lingering weaknesses – are little understood. W…
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Aid to Ukraine Should Not Come at Africa’s Expense
Jul 1, 2022 Chris Heitzig & Richard Newfarmer -
What the Ukraine War Means for Africa
Jun 23, 2022 Aïchatou Mindaoudou -
Africa Needs Carbon Markets
Jun 16, 2022 Ahunna Eziakonwa & Maxwell Gomera

Press Released
Today’s media landscape is littered with landmines: open hostility from illiberal and autocratic regimes, mounting censorship in countries such as Hungary, Turkey,…
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Fighting Big Lies
May 26, 2022 Noëlle Lenoir -
The Fight for Press Freedom Is Local
May 20, 2022 Jos Midas Bartman -
Elon Musk’s Twitter Test
Apr 29, 2022 Zach Meyers

Visionary Voices
The challenges facing developing countries – from providing clean water to fighting infectious diseases – are jeopardizing their economic growth prospects, …
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Today’s Crises Are Different
Jun 16, 2022 Mauricio Cárdenas -
We Can End Neglected Tropical Diseases
Jun 14, 2022 Samia Suluhu Hassan -
Africa’s Domestic-Violence Epidemic
Jun 9, 2022 Tijani Salami & Jane Otai

State of Hope
Nelson Mandela once said, "May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.” It is in that spirit that, this Mandela Day, Project Syndicate, in pa…
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Peacemaking After the Pandemic
Jul 19, 2021 Juan Manuel Santos -
The Power of Civil Society in a Post-Pandemic World
Jul 16, 2021 Hina Jilani -
A Human-Rights Approach to Global Challenges
Jul 13, 2021 Mary Robinson