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  1. PS Commentators’ Predictions for 2024
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    PS Commentators’ Predictions for 2024

    Dec 29, 2023 PS editors asked commentators to suggest national and global trends to look out for in the coming year.

  2. PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2023
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    PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2023

    Dec 15, 2023 PS editors ask Project Syndicate contributors to select the book that resonated with them the most over the past year.

  3. Holiday 2023 Reading List
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    Holiday 2023 Reading List

    Nov 21, 2023 PS editors highlight recent works by PS contributors that belong on your holiday shopping list.

  4. PS Commentators’ Predictions for 2023
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    PS Commentators’ Predictions for 2023

    Dec 30, 2022 PS editors asked commentators to identify national and global trends to look out for in the coming year.

  5. PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2022
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    PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2022

    Dec 16, 2022 PS editors ask Project Syndicate contributors to select the book that resonated with them the most over the past year.

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    Crunch Time for the Power Sector

    Michael Spence

    Making the power sector fit for the twenty-first century requires a “banker” that finances and coordinates relevant long-term investments, and an “architect” that guides the development of a complex, interconnected smart-grid system. National governments need to fill both roles.

     argues that developing flexible, stable, and resilient smart grids requires an expanded industrial policy.
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    The Rise of Mesoeconomics

    William H. Janeway

    A growing body of literature focusing on the domain between the microeconomic and the macroeconomic has become increasingly relevant in a world beset by supply shocks. Armed with such insights, those designing industrial policies will have a better chance of achieving their overlapping economic- and national-security goals.

     details how a long-neglected field of economic study can be applied to today's most pressing policy challenges.
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    What the AI Pessimists Are Missing

    Michael R. Strain points out that the technology will help to address many of the risks it creates.
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    The Innocent Bystanders of College Protests

    Takatoshi Ito laments that a radical minority can disrupt the lives of so many in the broader university community.
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    Only Public-Private Cooperation Can Accelerate Decarbonization

    Francesco La Camera & Bruce Douglas explain how to translate political commitments into actual wind turbines and solar panels.
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    Defining Success in Ukraine

    Richard Haass calls for a shift to a defensive posture and efforts to bring about a long-term ceasefire.
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    A Unified Western Strategy for Ukraine

    Anders Åslund proposes a maximalist approach to military aid to replace the current piecemeal injections of old weapons.
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    Russia’s Battle of the Ministries

    Nina L. Khrushcheva sees a high-ranking official's recent arrest as a sign of declining confidence in Vladimir Putin's leadership.
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    The “Billions to Trillions” Charade

    Jayati Ghosh explains why using development banks' resources to incentivize private-sector finance is unlikely to succeed.

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