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Ten years ago, asset prices were in free fall, credit markets had seized up, and millions of people were losing their homes, jobs, and livelihoods. In this extended episode, we talk to economists Jeffrey Sachs, Teresa Ghilarducci, Angus Deaton, Robert Shiller, and Stephen Roach about what we’ve learned – or should have learned – from the Great Recession. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Donald Trump’s brand of partisan politics has pushed many Americans to lose faith in the federal government, especially as collective challenges like climate change are ignored by the White House. But for Laura Tyson and Lenny Mendonca, Trump’s dangerous populism has an effective antidote: the Tenth Amendment.Interested in learning more? Head over to the PS website for a full list of columns by Laura Tyson and Lenny Mendonca --> http://bit.ly/1B6a265. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
Urban planners have long considered how to balance the built and natural environment, and today, with cities swelling in size, this question is more pressing than ever. But, as The Nature Conservancy’s Pascal Mittermaier notes, while the problem is complicated, the solutions needn't be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
A popular narrative in the Trump era is that longstanding geopolitical arrangements are being upended. But New Delhi-based author, professor, and strategist Brahma Chellaney argues that India – with a booming economy and newly muscular foreign policy – is challenging the status quo at precisely the right time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Soil is fundamental to life on earth, and yet, degraded soil quality is threatening agricultural productivity around the world, particularly in Africa. University of Illinois soil scientist Esther Ngumbi says one of the best ways to reduce poverty and improve agricultural productivity is to empower the bacteria under our feet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
The Western-led international order is in disarray, with this year’s chaotic G7 summit being an obvious case in point. But for Jim O’Neill, chair-elect of Chatham House, the public disagreement among allies was a sideshow; the real crisis is in the failure of global governance institutions to reflect economic reality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
The prevailing narrative used to explain political populism in the West is that some element of globalization is pushing voters to embrace right-wing, anti-establishment parties. But as Dalia Marin of the Center for Economic and Policy Research argues, that can't explain why populists are gaining strength in Germany.Interested in learning more? We recently spoke to ECFR's Mark Leonard about Italy's recent elections and the populist threat to the EU. Tune in here: https://apple.co/2MChQ9G. Hosted...
Following the United Kingdom’s Brexit vote and the rise of populists in Central Europe, does the emergence of a Euroskeptic government in Italy represent a test too far for the European Union? Mark Leonard, Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, says that all roads for Europe now lead through Rome.Read more from Mark Leonard here --> http://prosyn.org/aa6fkOv Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Throughout American history, “intelligence” has been a valuable commodity in politics and war, helping nearly every president since Washington gain an edge in global affairs. Donald Trump has proven the exception, and, as former CIA analyst Kent Harrington warns, that could have serious consequences for American security. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
The planned summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is one of the most anticipated bilateral engagements of the twenty-first century. But as Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign Relations notes, the optimism, while warranted, should not overshadow the hard work that remains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Only three months into his presidency, South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa has already earned high marks for his economic and political reforms. But, as the Financial Times’ Adrienne Klasa notes, Ramaphosa’s biggest tests lie ahead, as he seeks to maintain momentum ahead of next year’s national election.**Read more on the situation here --> http://bit.ly/2rxvKk2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nearly a century after women around the world began gaining the right to vote, their descendants are demanding an end to harassment and abuse, and governments and businesses are taking action. But as gender development specialist Quratulain Fatima notes, Pakistan is a troubling exception to the global trend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
In March, China’s National People’s Congress rubber-stamped the elimination of presidential term limits, clearing the way for President Xi Jinping to lead for life. Sinologist Minxin Pei says while the move will centralize the Communist Party’s authority, the president’s strongman tactics could come back to haunt him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On January 1, Germany became a global test bed for efforts to police hate speech online. Alexandra Borchardt, a media expert and Director of Strategic Development at the Reuters Institute, says while the German approach isn’t perfect, it is an important first step in tackling a corrosive social problem.Listen to all episodes from your favorite podcast app, and subscribe via Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, or RSS Feed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Syria's bloody stalemate enters its eighth year on March 15. Hundreds of thousands have died, and millions have been displaced. Solutions have evaded the international community, and as Syria descends deeper into despair, a dangerous proxy war is threatening to pull even more actors in.Our guest today spent much of his career bringing American diplomacy to some of the world's most intractable crises - from the Balkans to North Korea to Iraq. Today, Ambassador Christopher Hill is a professor at t...
While smart people disagree on what artificial intelligence will mean for humanity, there is little question that AI will change how people work, relax, and relate to one another. Harold James thinks that some of these changes will be less welcome than others.In this episode, host Greg Bruno discusses a recent column by guest Harold James. Read it here --> http://bit.ly/2BjXY4u Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Surgeon and writer Atul Gawande interviews Katherine Semrau, an epidemiologist who leads the Better Birth program at Ariadne Labs, about how to improve maternal and newborn health worldwide in a special edition of PS Editors' Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
With President Vladimir Putin the only viable candidate in the presidential election in March, a fourth term is all but guaranteed. Yet, as The New School’s Nina Khrushcheva explains, what isn’t certain is what another six years of Putin’s rule will mean for Russia, Europe, and the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
The intersection of gender and power is among the most important social and political issues of our time. But as the Council on Foreign Relations’ Rachel Vogelstein argues, gender equality is an economic as well as a moral imperative.** Learn more about the issue by reading Rachel Vogelstein's column in Foreign Affairs magazine: http://fam.ag/2mAQBAt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Vows to target corruption are as old as the modern Chinese state itself, but President Xi Jinping has made rooting it out a signature piece of his governing strategy. As PS contributor Andrew Sheng notes, Xi’s program is both welcomed by the Chinese public, and necessary for securing the Communist Party’s continued legitimacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jeffrey Frankel, a professor at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and a former member of President Bill Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisers, outlines the five criteria he uses to judge the efficacy of tax reform efforts. And in his view, the US Republicans’ most recent offering fails miserably. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Solutions to poverty are varied, and include improvements to education, agriculture, health care, and even transportation. But as Keetie Roelen, co-director of the Center for Social Protection at the Institute of Development Studies, in Brighton, England, argues, another aspect of poverty – the sense of shame that it imposes – receives far less attention than it should. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Niels Thygesen, Chair of the European Fiscal Board, discusses the Board's first report to the European Commission with Bill Emmott, author of The Fate of the West, and Marie Charrel of Le Monde. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
As new technologies subject the world’s economies to massive structural change, wages are no longer playing the central redistributive role they once did. Manuel Muñiz, Dean of the IE School of International Relations in Madrid and a Senior Associate at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, says that unless this decoupling of productivity and wages is addressed, the political convulsions many countries are experiencing will only intensify. Hosted on Acast. See...
Paola Subacchi, Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House, discusses financial stability, China, Brexit, and Italy with PS Contributing Editor John Andrews, Financial News columnist David Wighton, and Andre Verissimo, Managing Editor of Portugal’s Jornal do Negòcios. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Yanis Varoufakis, Greece’s former finance minister, discusses how to negotiate with the EU and his proposal to introduce fiscal money with Anatole Kaletsky, Co-Chairman of Gavekal Draganomics, David Alandete, Managing Editor of El Pais, and Torsten Riecke, Handelsblatt’s international correspondent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Greece’s former finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, discusses China’s growing role in Southern Europe and EU politics with Anatole Kaletsky, Co-Chairman of Gavekal Draganomics, David Alandete, Managing Editor of El Pais, and Torsten Riecke, Handelsblatt’s international correspondent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Brexit seldom makes global headlines anymore, but the UK’s divorce from the EU continues, though with a few surprises. PS contributor and former economic adviser at the European Commission Philippe Legrain joins our show with an update on the state of play, and what the current talks in Brussels reveal about possible outcomes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
To call China a colonial power is to diminish the true horrors that were faced by colonized communities. But that does not mean that African countries can be complacent as Chinese actors continue to deepen their economic engagement with the continent.In this episode, PS associate editors Whitney Arana and Greg Bruno speak with Hannah Ryder, a former head of policy and partnerships for UNDP in China, about China in Africa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
With more than a million displaced people having found safety within Uganda’s borders, the region’s most willing supporter of refugees is feeling the strain. But a recent UN-backed effort to raise money for the crisis overlooks the fact that Uganda's president instigated many of the conflicts from which the refugees have fled. In this episode, PS editors Jonathan Stein and Whitney Arana speak with Helen Epstein, a professor at Bard College, about the real story behind the region’s current challe...
