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The World’s Opinion Page, featuring exclusive commentaries by scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and civic activists.
To argue, as Bill Gates recently has, that climate change "will not be the end of civilization" must lessen our sense of the urgency of acting to mitigate it. So, we should ask whether this “truth” really is true, says @petersinger.info. bit.ly/4oAwz6X
What Bill Gates Overlooks About Climate Change
Peter Singer explains why a temperature increase of 2.9 degrees Celsius could indeed
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November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
To argue, as Bill Gates recently has, that climate change "will not be the end of civilization" must lessen our sense of the urgency of acting to mitigate it. So, we should ask whether this “truth” really is true, says @petersinger.info. bit.ly/4oAwz6X
We can prevent female workers from becoming collateral damage of AI by ensuring that they are fully up to speed on the new technology – or at least as much as their male counterparts, argues Noreena Hertz. bit.ly/3LUs1tj
The AI Labor Shock Is Coming for Women
Noreena Hertz warns that the latest wave of automation is likely to have a disproportionate impact on female workers.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
We can prevent female workers from becoming collateral damage of AI by ensuring that they are fully up to speed on the new technology – or at least as much as their male counterparts, argues Noreena Hertz. bit.ly/3LUs1tj
Thirty-five years after the Washington Consensus, Tim Besley and Andrés Velasco describe a new policy approach that includes innovation, good jobs, climate stability, gender equality, and an empowered state. bit.ly/4qR7ypq
A New Economic Playbook for Policymakers
Tim Besley & Andrés Velasco tout a promising successor to the Washington Consensus that recognizes the importance of politics.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Thirty-five years after the Washington Consensus, Tim Besley and Andrés Velasco describe a new policy approach that includes innovation, good jobs, climate stability, gender equality, and an empowered state. bit.ly/4qR7ypq
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November 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Join us for our next event, happening at #COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Register at the link now, and tune in to #PSStudioSessions. bit.ly/4r85d9U
When @rescue.org recently ran the numbers to determine which countries are most in need of aid, it came up with a list of 13, starting with Sudan, home to the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, David Miliband reports. bit.ly/3WNUC5X
The Future of International Aid
David Miliband offers a plan to improve humanitarian and development efforts in the face of rising extreme poverty.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
When @rescue.org recently ran the numbers to determine which countries are most in need of aid, it came up with a list of 13, starting with Sudan, home to the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, David Miliband reports. bit.ly/3WNUC5X
Both Russia and China are developing weapons to jam, disrupt, and destroy European satellites. Yet for too long, our ambitions in space have fallen short of what our security demands, warns Anders Fogh Rasmussen. bit.ly/4969nsd
Europe Must Close the Space Gap
Anders Fogh Rasmussen offers a roadmap for the bloc to address a serious threat to its economic security and sovereignty.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Both Russia and China are developing weapons to jam, disrupt, and destroy European satellites. Yet for too long, our ambitions in space have fallen short of what our security demands, warns Anders Fogh Rasmussen. bit.ly/4969nsd
At COP30, words should become tangible commitments, particularly in regard to providing indigenous peoples with direct access to finance, writes Eileen Mairena Cunningham. bit.ly/4p8gWn7
COP30 Must Do Good, Not Just Avoid Harm
Eileen Mairena Cunningham makes the case for giving indigenous peoples on the front lines of climate change direct access to finance.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
At COP30, words should become tangible commitments, particularly in regard to providing indigenous peoples with direct access to finance, writes Eileen Mairena Cunningham. bit.ly/4p8gWn7
While most economists focus on AI’s impact on labor markets, its real value may come from its ability to turn equity from a scarce privilege into a vital source of capital for young and overlooked firms, writes Ricardo Hausmann. bit.ly/3Lp8ql4
Will AI Democratize Access to Equity Financing?
Ricardo Hausmann explains how emerging applications of the technology can broaden ownership, spur innovation, and boost growth.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
While most economists focus on AI’s impact on labor markets, its real value may come from its ability to turn equity from a scarce privilege into a vital source of capital for young and overlooked firms, writes Ricardo Hausmann. bit.ly/3Lp8ql4
Once some basic infrastructure is in place – such as a reliable electricity grid and mobile internet connectivity – the possibilities for implementing AI-powered solutions in emerging economies are virtually endless, writes Michael Spence. bit.ly/4ouW0GF
Why Emerging Economies Are Embracing AI
Michael Spence explains that countries do not need to be building models to make the most of the technology.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Once some basic infrastructure is in place – such as a reliable electricity grid and mobile internet connectivity – the possibilities for implementing AI-powered solutions in emerging economies are virtually endless, writes Michael Spence. bit.ly/4ouW0GF
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social won the New York City mayoralty because he did for the left what Donald Trump did for the right. He clearly articulated his radical position without worrying about losing the center, @slavojiek.bsky.social explains. bit.ly/4oyKA52
Mamdani’s Big Bet
Slavoj Žižek thinks New York’s incoming democratic-socialist mayor understands how American politics is changing.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social won the New York City mayoralty because he did for the left what Donald Trump did for the right. He clearly articulated his radical position without worrying about losing the center, @slavojiek.bsky.social explains. bit.ly/4oyKA52
It is far more cost-effective for Europe and China to help emerging markets and developing economies expand through renewable energy than to pay for rapidly increasing climate-related costs, @pisaniferry.bsky.social and Beatrice Weder di Mauro find. bit.ly/4hSz3uO
The Case for a European-Chinese Green Pact
Jean Pisani-Ferry & Beatrice Weder di Mauro think both sides have much to gain from pursuing closer economic ties through clean energy and technology.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It is far more cost-effective for Europe and China to help emerging markets and developing economies expand through renewable energy than to pay for rapidly increasing climate-related costs, @pisaniferry.bsky.social and Beatrice Weder di Mauro find. bit.ly/4hSz3uO
To believe that Russia is on the verge of some kind of economic or political collapse is wishful thinking. European leaders must start considering their options, Zaki Laïdi argues. bit.ly/4nF8LgD
Europe Must Find Its Own Way in Ukraine
Zaki Laïdi sees no option but for European leaders to pursue new diplomacy with China and then Russia.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
To believe that Russia is on the verge of some kind of economic or political collapse is wishful thinking. European leaders must start considering their options, Zaki Laïdi argues. bit.ly/4nF8LgD
Given Japan’s position between China and North Korea, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's rather hawkish stance on security may be more justifiable than the pacifism to which most Japanese still cling, writes Koichi Hamada. bit.ly/3Xni2iF
Is Takaichi Sanae Japan’s Margaret Thatcher?
Koichi Hamada thinks the answer will depend on her success in managing three key challenges.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Given Japan’s position between China and North Korea, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's rather hawkish stance on security may be more justifiable than the pacifism to which most Japanese still cling, writes Koichi Hamada. bit.ly/3Xni2iF
Instead of fostering inclusive development, climate policy is increasingly being shaped by protectionist measures and IP regimes that entrench technological monopolies in the Global North, @laurabdecarvalho.bsky.social of Open Society Foundation explains. bit.ly/3JIjZTG
Why Climate Finance Is Not Enough
Laura Carvalho sees a need for a more accommodating intellectual-property regime to facilitate green technology transfers.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Instead of fostering inclusive development, climate policy is increasingly being shaped by protectionist measures and IP regimes that entrench technological monopolies in the Global North, @laurabdecarvalho.bsky.social of Open Society Foundation explains. bit.ly/3JIjZTG
The most consequential question for our time is not whether AI will surpass us. It is whether we can shape AI to advance human flourishing rather than undermine it, @mustafasuleymanai.bsky.social writes. bit.ly/4oyKM48
Toward Humanist Superintelligence
Mustafa Suleyman warns against the creation of entirely unbounded, autonomous advanced AI systems.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The most consequential question for our time is not whether AI will surpass us. It is whether we can shape AI to advance human flourishing rather than undermine it, @mustafasuleymanai.bsky.social writes. bit.ly/4oyKM48
Drawn by the promise of generative AI, investors are pouring capital into what they see as the next great leap in computing. But the frenzy may prove unsustainable, writes William H. Janeway. bit.ly/43T9Uu3
November 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Drawn by the promise of generative AI, investors are pouring capital into what they see as the next great leap in computing. But the frenzy may prove unsustainable, writes William H. Janeway. bit.ly/43T9Uu3
Improving food security should be central to post-conflict recovery, an arena for dialogue among adversaries, and a frontline strategy in the fight against climate change, argue Bram Govaerts and @aruhweza.bsky.social. bit.ly/48243VG
Agriculture for Security
Bram Govaerts & Alice Ruhweza argue that supporting local farmers can help stabilize areas beset by conflict and violent extremism.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Improving food security should be central to post-conflict recovery, an arena for dialogue among adversaries, and a frontline strategy in the fight against climate change, argue Bram Govaerts and @aruhweza.bsky.social. bit.ly/48243VG
Not only are criticisms of Afreximbank's preferred creditor status misguided, writes Carlos Lopes. They threaten to erode Africa’s growing financial autonomy and undermine its ability to chart an independent economic course. bit.ly/3WMfTgm
Africa’s Financial Sovereignty Is Under Attack
Carlos Lopes decries efforts to challenge the preferred creditor status of development institutions like Afreximbank.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Not only are criticisms of Afreximbank's preferred creditor status misguided, writes Carlos Lopes. They threaten to erode Africa’s growing financial autonomy and undermine its ability to chart an independent economic course. bit.ly/3WMfTgm
Corporations and governments promote data centers as engines of modernization while downplaying their environmental consequences. This narrative of progress conceals a new form of extractivism, write Friederike Rohde and Paz Peña. bit.ly/49M1EzE
AI Wants Our Water
Friederike Rohde & Paz Peña warn that unchecked technological ambition risks depleting one of the planet’s most precious finite resources.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Corporations and governments promote data centers as engines of modernization while downplaying their environmental consequences. This narrative of progress conceals a new form of extractivism, write Friederike Rohde and Paz Peña. bit.ly/49M1EzE
With AI agents, we have a technology that is getting better at achieving goals autonomously, but worse at safeguarding human interests, warn Christina Lioma, Sine N. Just, and their colleagues at the Algorithms, Data, and Democracy project. bit.ly/4oqPq3Z
AI Agents Threaten Free Societies
Christina Lioma & Sine N. Just warn against the deployment of models that function autonomously and lack democratic safeguards.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
With AI agents, we have a technology that is getting better at achieving goals autonomously, but worse at safeguarding human interests, warn Christina Lioma, Sine N. Just, and their colleagues at the Algorithms, Data, and Democracy project. bit.ly/4oqPq3Z
Cheap drones, phones, and solar are disrupting the global order in significant ways, note @mkblyth.bsky.social and @danieldrisc.com. bit.ly/47p86LC
The Three Technologies Disrupting the Global Order
Mark Blyth & Daniel Driscoll examine the geopolitical implications of inexpensive drones, phones, and solar panels.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Cheap drones, phones, and solar are disrupting the global order in significant ways, note @mkblyth.bsky.social and @danieldrisc.com. bit.ly/47p86LC
New research from Rakesh Mohan and Janak Raj shows that transitioning the energy sector from fossil fuels to renewables is relatively affordable for emerging-market economies. bit.ly/3JH6bc3
The Energy Transition Is Achievable in Emerging Markets
Rakesh Mohan & Janak Raj show that financing the shift to renewables in power generation is more affordable than previously thought.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
New research from Rakesh Mohan and Janak Raj shows that transitioning the energy sector from fossil fuels to renewables is relatively affordable for emerging-market economies. bit.ly/3JH6bc3
China does not have nearly as much leverage in rare earths as is commonly believed, explains Daniel Gros. bit.ly/3WH2beF
China’s Rare-Earth Own Goal
Daniel Gros explains why the country does not have nearly as much leverage in the sector as commonly believed.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:22 AM
China does not have nearly as much leverage in rare earths as is commonly believed, explains Daniel Gros. bit.ly/3WH2beF
The challenging geopolitical environment has not stopped the African Union from designating 2025 as the year of “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations,” notes Adekeye Adebajo. bit.ly/3Xc8SFJ
The Black Atlantic’s Quest for Reparations
Adekeye Adebajo shows how Africa and its diaspora continue to seek justice, despite a challenging geopolitical environment.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The challenging geopolitical environment has not stopped the African Union from designating 2025 as the year of “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations,” notes Adekeye Adebajo. bit.ly/3Xc8SFJ
While the recent inauguration of Takaichi Sanae as Japan’s prime minister is undoubtedly a breakthrough, she seems disinterested in lifting a finger to help women to succeed in public life, writes Ian Buruma. bit.ly/4hJLokH
Japan’s Iron Lady
Ian Buruma thinks the election of Takaichi Sanae as prime minister, while a breakthrough, will not improve gender equity.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
While the recent inauguration of Takaichi Sanae as Japan’s prime minister is undoubtedly a breakthrough, she seems disinterested in lifting a finger to help women to succeed in public life, writes Ian Buruma. bit.ly/4hJLokH