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Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

The Social Media Threat to Society and Security


George Soros calls for global regulation of a growing menace to the public and the future of democracy.

Trump's Battered Presidency


Elizabeth Drew examines why the dysfunction in the White House went from bad to worse in the space of a single week.

The Double Threat to Liberal Democracy


Dani Rodrik argues that undemocratic liberalism is as much a threat as democratic illiberalism.
 
The Year Ahead 2018


The Lessons of Black Monday


Barry Eichengreen suggests that recent stock-market turbulence most closely resembles the huge one-day drop in October 1987.

Ending America's Disastrous Role in Syria


Jeffrey Sachs urges the UN Security Council's permanent members to devise a new framework to end the bloodshed.

The Eurozone Island of Stability


Daniel Gros suggests how European economies can strengthen their remarkable resilience against global volatility.

Europe's Poverty Time Bomb


Edoardo Campanella calls attention to a slow-brewing crisis, particularly among the young, for which no quick fix exists.

Free Speech in the Filter Age


Alexandra Borchardt defends Germany's Network Enforcement Act, arguing that hateful content on social media weakens free speech.

Three Keys to a New South Africa


Fred Phaswana charts a course of national recovery to help the country turn the page on a decade of misrule.
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