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WebFormer US President Donald Trump's claim of absolute immunity from prosecution for "official acts" while he was in the White House is breathtaking in scope, as it could include ordering assassinations and coups. While the Supreme Court may not uphold Trump's expansive claim, its ruling will almost certainly give Trump what he wants.
The Global Consequences of the Israel-Hamas War
WebNov 3, 2023 Mark Leonard. The impact of the Israel-Hamas war will reverberate around the world, with consequences for the Middle East, Europe, China, and the United States. While the specific challenges vary, none has an interest in drawing out or widening the conflict. WASHINGTON, DC – War has returned to the Middle East.
Making Stakeholder Capitalism a Reality - Project Syndicate
WebJan 6, 2020 · Making Stakeholder Capitalism a Reality. Jan 6, 2020 Laura Tyson and Lenny Mendonca. The recent push by big business in favor of a more socially and environmentally conscious corporate-governance model is not just empty rhetoric. With the public losing trust in business and markets, it is now in everyone's interest to reform the system so that ...
America's Return to Realism by Eric Posner - Project Syndicate
WebSep 3, 2021 · America's Return to Realism. Sep 3, 2021 Eric Posner. It was already clear that former President Donald Trump repudiated the humanitarian or quasi-humanitarian motives that underpinned US military interventions after the Cold War. But Joe Biden’s forceful renunciation of foreign-policy idealism is somewhat surprising.
Getting Serious About the SDGs - Project Syndicate
WebSep 12, 2019 · Getting Serious About the SDGs. Sep 12, 2019 Jayati Ghosh. Since adopting the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, the “global community” has singularly failed to create the conditions needed to realize them. But by addressing three big problems in the international economic system, world leaders …
Whatever Happened to Soft Power? - Project Syndicate
WebJan 11, 2022 · Whatever Happened to Soft Power? Jan 11, 2022 Joseph S. Nye, Jr. With the news dominated by dramatic examples of countries using coercion, intimidation, and payoffs to advance their interests, the power of attraction would seem to be irrelevant in international relations. But it still matters, and governments ignore its potential at their peril.
Transforming the Economics and Governance of Water - Project …
WebSep 21, 2022 · In East Africa, a devastating four-year drought has destroyed millions of livelihoods and left more than 20 million people at risk of starvation. In Pakistan, recent flooding has submerged one-third of the country, killing at least 1,500 people so far and wiping out 45% of this year’s crops. In China, an unprecedented heatwave has caused acute water shortages in regions that account for one ...
East Asia’s New Edge by Kishore Mahbubani - Project Syndicate
WebEast Asia’s New Edge. Jul 22, 2020 Kishore Mahbubani. A deep determination to battle against great odds may explain why East Asia has so far responded much better to the COVID-19 pandemic than most Western countries. And if the region’s economies also recover faster, they may well offer a glimmer of hope to a world currently drowning in ...
What Caused the Ukraine War? - Project Syndicate
WebOct 4, 2022 · CAMBRIDGE – Russia’s war in Ukraine is the most disruptive conflict that Europe has seen since 1945. While many in the West see a war of choice by Russian President Vladimir Putin, he says that NATO’s 2008 decision in favor of eventual Ukrainian membership brought an existential threat to Russia’s borders, and still others trace the conflict back to the Cold War’s end and the failure ...
Katharina Pistor - Project Syndicate
WebHow Finance Became the Problem. Oct 5, 2023 Katharina Pistor catalogues the high costs of transforming almost every political challenge into a priceable asset. Katharina Pistor, Professor of Comparative Law at Columbia Law School, is the author of The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality (Princeton University Press, 2019).
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