Tag: Project-Syndicate

EUROPE/BREXIT – The EU Must Break the Brexit Deadlock (Marcel Fratzscher, Project-Syndicate)

With the Brexit negotiations now in their final days, it is crucial that the European Union break the impasse and secure a deal. If...

CENTRAL BANKS/GREEN TRANSITION – Central Banking’s Green Mission (Mariana Mazzucato, Josh Ryan-Collins, Asker Voldsgaard, Project-Syndicate)

Since the 2008 global financial crisis, central banks have shown time and again that they have the power to maintain the economic status quo....

NATO – Getting NATO Back on Track (Melvyn Krauss, Project-Syndicate)

France and Germany must heal their current defense rift, and America must maintain its security guarantee for Europe. One possible solution would be for...

USA – America Passed the Trump Stress Test (Eric Posner, Project-Syndicate)

After four years of President Donald Trump's contempt for established political norms, it is tempting to say that American constitutional democracy has suffered long-term...

INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING – The Infrastructure Spending Challenge (Kenneth Rogoff, Project-Syndicate)

Macroeconomists broadly agree that productive infrastructure spending is welcome after a deep recession, especially when interest rates are at record lows. But in advanced...

FINANCE/BIODIVERSITY – The Financial Sector’s Gain Must Not Be Biodiversity’s Loss (Robin Smale, WEF)

When it comes to biodiversity and natural capital more broadly, most investors still behave as if these assets were unlimited and the services they...

USA – A Monetary Mind at the Treasury (John B. Taylor, Project-Syndicate)

Former US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's forthcoming appointment to lead the Department of the Treasury is good news for advocates of rules-based monetary...

USA – Can Joe Biden’s America Be Trusted? (Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Project-Syndicate)

America's friends and allies have come to distrust it in the wake of Donald Trump's presidency. Joe Biden will do all that he can...

EUROPE/AFRICA – Building an EU-Africa Partnership of Equals (Carlos Lopes, Project-Syndicate)

When it comes to ties between the European Union and Africa, returning to “normal” after the COVID-19 crisis is simply not an option. The...

COVID19/VACCINES – Designing Vaccines for People, Not Profits (Mariana Mazzucato, Henry Lishi Li, Els Torreele, Project-Syndicate)

For all the hope spurred by announcements of demonstrated efficacy in multiple COVID-19 vaccine candidates, there is still a long way to go to...

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – Mission Sustainable Development (Jeffrey D. Sachs, Project-Syndicate)

Nearly 60 years ago, President John F. Kennedy put the United States on a mission to the future by proclaiming that it would land...