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International, Issues, Project Syndicate

The Macron Method

LONDON – Emmanuel Macron’s election to the French presidency provides the European Union with an opportunity to move past the internal conflicts that have hastened its disintegration. Rather than standing exclusively with…

Mark Leonard Mark Leonard on 05/29/2017
International, Issues, Politics and Governance, Project Syndicate

Brexit or Breakup?

STOCKHOLM – Even after abandoning its empire, the United Kingdom hesitated for decades to join Europe. But it eventually did, and in the past half-century it became a proponent of European Union…

Carl Bildt Carl Bildt on 05/17/2017
Development, Environment, Peace and Conflict, Project Syndicate

Where Has All the Water Gone?

MANILA – We live on a parched planet. Farmers till arid pastureland, and policymakers fret over empty reservoirs, dry rivers, and thirsty cities. And that only scratches the surface – literally –…

Yasmin Siddiqi Yasmin Siddiqi on 03/16/2017
Arts and Theatre, Culture, International, Issues, Project Syndicate

Laughing in the Dark

LONDON – As a former Soviet citizen, I can tell you: it’s never a good sign for a political system when artists start speaking out against it. And when their statements visibly…

Nina L. Khrushcheva Nina L. Khrushcheva on 03/02/201703/02/2017
Colombo, International, International Relations, Project Syndicate

Restoring Faith in Globalization

MUNICH – I must confess that I am a firm believer in the benefits of globalization. To my mind, the gradual interlinking of regions, countries, and people is the most profoundly positive…

Carl Bildt Carl Bildt on 02/18/201702/20/2017
Features, International, International Relations, Issues, Politics and Governance, Project Syndicate

Trump’s First Victims

Image courtesy PRINCETON – When Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, I did not join those who took to the streets in protest. I thought it important to respect…

Peter Singer Peter Singer on 02/02/2017
International, Issues, Politics and Governance, Project Syndicate

Trump’s Unrealpolitik

NEW YORK – Some in the United States have praised President-elect Donald Trump for his supposed realism. He will do what is right for America, they argue, without getting caught up in…

Shlomo Ben-Ami Shlomo Ben-Ami on 01/05/201701/06/2017
Economy, Politics and Governance

Putting the Petition in Perspective

The petition from 182 economists and development experts calling for the cancellation of Sri Lanka’s sovereign debt has provoked rather interesting discussions in Sri Lanka and elsewhere. W. A. Wijewardena calls these…

Uditha Devapriya Uditha Devapriya on 01/29/2023
International, Peace and Conflict

Aleppo: A complete meltdown in humanity

.” –  Zygmunt Bauma The world is witnessing in Syria a humanitarian catastrophe of historic proportions. People trapped in Aleppo have been posting goodbyes on social media. Russian forces supported by Iranians,…

Lukman Harees Lukman Harees on 12/21/201612/19/2016
Colombo, Elections, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

The Deconstruction of a Supremacist

Photo via Al Jazeera Notwithstanding his rise to ultimate  power as a politician in this country,  Mahinda Rajapaksa retains the mindset of  an uneducated peasant , in this instance  from Giruwapattuwa. Despite…

Anura Gunasekera Anura Gunasekera on 08/27/2015

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