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Peter Burgess COMMENTARY
Peter Burgess
Economics ... The EU Needs Fiscal Union
LUCREZIA REICHLIN
Economics ... SDRs Are the Great Untapped Source of Climate Finance
JAYATI GHOSH
Instead of bickering over the wording of national policy commitments, G7 countries should advance new issuances of special drawing rights, the International Monetary Fund’s reserve asset. By reallocating existing SDRs, rich countries could unlock funding for climate-mitigation projects across the developing world.
Economics ... Where Is the Global South’s Rescue Brigade?
VERA SONGWE
Culture ... Uganda’s Anti-Gay Crusade
PEPE JULIAN ONZIEMA condemns the Anti-Homosexuality Act for violating human rights and perpetuating colonial legacies.
Culture ... Uganda’s State-Sponsored Homophobia
SARAH KIHIKA KASANDE
Politics ... Sanctioning China Will Work No Better than Sanctioning Russia
DANIEL GROS urges policymakers to learn from the failure of Western measures seeking to end the war in Ukraine.
Politics ... Can the World Afford Russia-Style Sanctions on China?
KENNETH ROGOFF
Innovation ... The Futility of Waste Management
SARAH NEWMAN chronicles the centuries-long quest to transform profligate consumption into a positive force.
Innovation ... New Frontiers for Waste Management
MAHMOUD MOHIELDIN, et al.
Politics ... American Exceptionalism in 2024
JOSEPH S. NYE, JR. Americans have long seen their country as morally exceptional, but their exceptionalism actually comprises three distinct views. Whichever prevails in next year’s presidential election will have significant implications for ongoing conflicts in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
Politics ... Neutralizing Trump’s Big Lies
SUSAN STOKES
Economics ... A Farewell to Cash
WILLEM H. BUITER rebuts the three main arguments against introducing an interest-bearing central bank digital currency.
Economics ... Who’s Afraid of Central Bank Digital Currencies?
YANIS VAROUFAKIS
Sustainability Now ... Credit Ratings and Climate Chaos EMILY WILKINSON & KANNI WIGNARAJA deplore the biases and lack of transparency in recent downgrades of climate-vulnerable developing economies.
Sustainability Now ... Keeping Small Islands Financially Afloat
RALPH GONSALVES, et al.
The Rage of the Outsiders
Nov 27, 2023
IAN BURUMA
COP28 Can Deliver Progress on Climate Change, but Will It?
Dec 5, 2023
MICHAEL SPENCE
The New Roots of Anti-Semitism
Nov 30, 2023
SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK
Higher Interest Rates Are Here to Stay
Dec 5, 2023
KENNETH ROGOFF
A Green Economy Needs More Than Subsidies
Dec 6, 2023
DAVID AMIEL