Is It Time to Cancel the Olympics? | Jules Boykoff
Even when the world isn’t gripped by a pandemic, staging the Olympic Games can create serious problems for local populations. So, why do cities and co...
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Opinion Has It by Project Syndicate features conversations with leading economists, policymakers, authors, and researchers on the world’s most pressing issues. Tune in for biweekly analyses and insights with our host Elmira Bayrasli, Foreign Policy Interrupted co-founder and Project Syndicate contributor.
The Communist Party of China at 100 | Rana Mitter
The Communist Party of China, founded a century ago, has been in power for more than seven decades – and it has big plans for the future. What do thos...
Merkel’s Complicated Legacy | Constanze Stelzenmüller
As German Chancellor Angela Merkel prepares to step aside after 16 years in office, Germany, Europe, and the world are entering a new, more uncertain ...
Is the US Ready for War? | Michèle Flournoy
Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has been the world’s only superpower – a status ensured by the country’s powerful military. But great...
Is India’s Democracy Dying? | Milan Vaishnav
Despite major challenges, India’s multicultural democracy has thrived for more than 70 years. But can it survive Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ...
Special Edition: Will COVID-19 Bring Europe “Ever Closer”? | Niels Thygesen
While critics say that the European Union has stumbled from crisis to crisis for most of its existence, its defenders counter that crises have made it...
Russia’s Not So Strongman | Timothy M. Frye
Popular protests and a tanking economy seem to be weakening President Vladimir Putin’s position, if not threatening his grip on power. Yet Russia’s st...
Will the American Jobs Plan Remake the US Economy? | James K. Galbraith
US President Joe Biden’s public-investment proposal is undoubtedly ambitious – and highly controversial. But it may also be the key to putting the US ...
The Return of the Taliban | Ashley Jackson
After 20 years and more than $2 trillion, the US is under growing pressure finally to withdraw from Afghanistan, leaving the country where it started:...
Outtakes: Do Travel Bans Work? | Jennifer Nuzzo
This week in Outtakes, recent guest Jennifer Nuzzo, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health and Security, explains why border closures...