Comment & Opinion - Columnists Archives

19 July 2023
Gerald Epstein looks at how the loss of the dollar’s reserve currency status could impact the U.S. and world economy. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, and especially after Washington…
11 July 2023
Branko Milanovic on the consequences of inequalities between states. There is a news items today that, in simply reaffirming in an extreme form what was happening in the past…
06 July 2023
Shirin Hakim argues that water issues have the potential to mobilize a new wave of activism in the Republic. Water has long shaped landscapes and civilizations. In the face of…
05 July 2023
Branko Milanovic argues that we should regard the future of globalization as a trade-off between unconstrained geopolitical power and higher real domestic incomes. “The…
04 July 2023
It’s being called an “ethics crisis.” A new euphemism enters the lexicon of prestige media coverage of high U.S. officials. As we all now know, the “C” word is not used in America…
28 June 2023
Did capitalism lead inevitably to democracy? Can liberalism overcome the ascendant authoritarian right? Branko Milanovic explores Krishnan Nayar's impressive new book. Krishnan…
23 June 2023
Scott Montgomery explores Chinese perceptions of US decline. Friends were over the other night, and while the wine and beer were flowing, we heard a story. One of our party, we’ll…
22 June 2023
Amin Naeni and Ali Fathollah-Nejad explore the tensions inherent in Iran's relationships with Saudi Arabia and China. The March 2023 agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia,…
21 June 2023
Branko Milanovic argues that the myth has been busted for those that believed capitalism can be successful and ethical. What “Succession” serves us is the end of the illusion…
19 June 2023
Chris Ogden and Olivia Hagen provide the conclusion to Global Policy's e-book on 'Digital Repression: Causes, Consequences and Policy Responses'. The e-book's…