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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Putting aside short-term considerations about whether gold or tech stocks are overvalued, the simultaneous rise in both may signal something deeper, Vanguard global chief economist Joseph H. Davis argues. bit.ly/4osIGmr

On #WorldTsunamiAwarenessDay, we’re reminded that climate adaptation saves lives. As @clemensfuest.bsky.social and Maria Waldinger note, mitigation is vital, but failing to invest in strategies to protect people and communities from a warming planet would be irresponsible. bit.ly/4nFRcNr

There is a kill switch on much of the global digital economy, and Donald Trump can flip it on a whim, warns @robin.berjon.com. bit.ly/492D8dp

Regardless of whether environmental, social, and governance concerns are a political fad (or whether opposition to ESG is), disclosures of such information may still be material to a firm's bottom line, Raghuram G. Rajan explains. bit.ly/47p6MbI

Donald Trump may have campaigned on a promise to squeeze China, but that is not what has happened. Instead, the Chinese believe their own international strategy has been vindicated, Mark Leonard reports. bit.ly/4omEfcC

From the 2008 financial crisis and the rise of populism to the planetary emergency of climate change and misaligned AI, what further evidence do we need that our economy is unmoored from ethics?, Antara Haldar asks. bit.ly/47FFj4c

Amid rising protectionism and great-power posturing, the European Union has a rare opportunity to lead through cooperation and pragmatism. But to seize it, it must rethink its value proposition, writes Ngaire Woods. bit.ly/47CnwuL

While speculative flows, trade tensions, and deregulation are setting the stage for another collapse, developing economies risk being caught in a storm not of their making, writes Jayati Ghosh. bit.ly/4oR96Ok

While last week’s meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping may have delivered a kind of détente between the two superpowers, China remains beset by political and economic weaknesses. Read more in a new PS Big Picture, with Harold James, Keun Lee, and others. bit.ly/4hHCTGN

For the first time in ages, Argentina may escape the policies that have repeatedly driven it into debt defaults and inflation spirals, argues Nouriel Roubini. bit.ly/49EZsdc

Institutionalizing the connection between economic and security policy would enable ASEAN to act quickly and speak with one voice when shocks occur, write Mari Elka Pangestu and Tan Sri Rebecca Fatimah Sta Maria. bit.ly/4opoxO6

Watching the staggering rise in gold prices this year, especially following the recent sharp reversal, Jim O'Neill admits to having starkly contradictory intuitions about what it means. bit.ly/47pLv1C

While Donald Trump seemingly eyes regime change in Venezuela, he is propping up an ideological ally in Argentina, observes Ana Palacio. This does not bode well for a world order based on rules. bit.ly/4nxc9KJ

While developing countries are stepping up with climate plans and their own financing, even the most ambitious strategies require external support, explains Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Bangladesh's adviser for environment, forests, and climate change. bit.ly/4hCf4Aa

While most Federal Reserve watchers would say that the central bank has a dual mandate, Willem H. Buiter thinks Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is right to refer to a triptych. bit.ly/3JHpwde

To realize the full potential of its democracy, Shashi Tharoor writes, Indian politics must trade dynasty for meritocracy. bit.ly/3WyDnpi

US President Donald Trump’s military campaign against alleged drug boats is political spectacle that could nevertheless escalate into an unwinnable, open-ended conflict, writes @timothysnyder.bsky.social. bit.ly/47WCwUH

Even the most obtuse among America's leaders and foreign-policy establishment have begun to realize that the country is no longer fully in control vis-a-vis China, James K. Galbraith observes. bit.ly/4oi4alL

Meeting today’s financial challenges requires strategies that harness trade, investment, infrastructure, and green technology to support developing countries, write Justin Yifu Lin and Yan Wang. bit.ly/48XqYCy

Richard Haass thinks Donald Trump's week in Asia went reasonably well, if only because it could have gone so much worse. bit.ly/3Jpcktw

While China is on the precipice of high-income status, its overall GDP remains significantly smaller than that of the US, notes Keun Lee – and that is unlikely to change. bit.ly/47tkzN6

Today is #WorldCitiesDay. Last month, @muggah.bsky.social and Carlo Ratti pointed out that cities have long served as crucibles for political and economic reform, and urged progressives to reclaim experimental urbanism as a platform for democratic renewal. bit.ly/3Wt5HJq

In 1937, Ronald Coase asked why we need firms when markets can coordinate activity on their own. In a world transformed by AI, that question takes on new urgency, writes Sami Mahroum. bit.ly/47zGnH2

Will the US Supreme Court hand a loaded gun to future presidents by upholding DonaldTrump's power to impose tariffs without congressional approval? ask @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social and @stanveuger.bsky.social. bit.ly/43NsLGP

Any realistic strategy for meeting the needs of working Americans must be built not on some fantasy of abundance, but rather on an ability to cope with scarcity, argues @jefffrankel.bsky.social. bit.ly/47gBSSG

Social protection can play a powerful role in building climate resilience and maximizing the impact of limited funds, argues Tracy Kajumba. tinyurl.com/bdffpjh9

The total climate finance China will need by 2030 dwarfs that required by other major emerging economies, note Rakesh Mohan and Janak Raj. Yet is still amounts to just 0.7% of China's GDP. tinyurl.com/ywte77zv

While leaders can undoubtedly help to create the conditions for peace, it is ordinary people who perpetuate it, day after day, argues Vanessa Badré. shorturl.at/GzHxJ

The Chinese and the Americans are both largely correct in their assessment of each other's weaknesses. But that means neither is as strong as it would like to believe, Harold James observes. shorturl.at/GC7G5

We don’t need a revolution to address our biggest global economic challenges, only a reconfiguration of our priorities and policies, @drodrik.bsky.social argues. bit.ly/4oomh9J

#InternationalDayofCareandSupport celebrates caregiving as a social priority. Last year, Carmen Estrades and Florencia Amábile called for a comprehensive approach to care that promotes gender equity and social inclusion in both the public and private sectors. bit.ly/4necguB

Disillusionment over the Ukraine war is growing in Russia, observes Nina L. Khrushcheva. To forestall any potential challenge to his rule, Vladimir Putin is looking to his hero, Joseph Stalin. bit.ly/3WtOUWQ

The concept of an adaptive, inclusive, and moral political economy is a compass for thinking and policymaking in an age when the Global Majority no longer mimics Western modernity or is waiting to be saved, writes Yuen Yuen Ang. bit.ly/4oM5zkz

Recent rulings by the International Court of Justice and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights mean that governments may now be liable for carbon emissions, as well as fossil-fuel subsidies, write Francesca Mascha Klein and @lauraschaefer.bsky.social. bit.ly/43z2DPU

The big question for America today is less about crowns and titles than whether the presidency is becoming the single seat where national decisions are made, Carla Norrlöf explains. bit.ly/4oIIUFJ

Philippe Aghion, @simonbunel.bsky.social, and Xavier Jaravel see strong evidence to support the view that AI adoption both induces productivity gains and promotes employment by helping firms expand the scope of their business. bit.ly/3JkgwL4