Project Syndicate

By Nicholas B. Dirks NEW YORK – From the growing presence of artificial intelligence in our daily lives to novel medical therapies, progress in science and technology affects us all – mostly in positive ways.

By  Kent Harrington ATLANTA – Voltaire famously warned that anyone who can make people believe absurdities can make them commit atrocities.

By Mamta Murthi WASHINGTON, DC – The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the weaknesses and lack of preparedness of health systems globally.

By Zhang Jun SHANGHAI – Chinese bank deposits increased by CN¥26.3 trillion ($3.9 trillion) last year, according to recent data from China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC).

Shashi Tharoor Says More… Project Syndicate: You have argued that the Ukraine war has turned India’s “long-standing diplomatic and strategic dependence” on Russia into a serious liability.

By Kenneth Rogoff LONDON – Many of those who attended this year’s meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos were struck by the jubilant mood of the CEOs in attendance.

By Chris Patten LONDON – It is easy to be wise after the event.

By Nina L. Khrushcheva MOSCOW – “Blessed are the peacemakers,” Jesus of Nazareth tells his followers in the Sermon on the Mount, “for they shall be called sons of God.”

By Nana Akufo-Addo and Jakaya Kikwete ACCRA – The International Day of Education (January 24) is a good time to reflect on education’s essential role in achieving a peaceful and prosperous world.

By Carl Bildt STOCKHOLM – Now that Russia has been so greatly damaged and diminished by President Vladimir Putin’s reckless war of choice in Ukraine, what might the country’s future hold?

By Yuen Yuen Ang WASHINGTON, DC – When President Joe Biden took office in 2021, his first message to the rest of the world was: “America is back.”

By Landry Signé WASHINGTON, DC – The past year has been challenging for Africa.

By Michael Marder VITORIA-GASTEIZ – Russian President Vladimir Putin has long regarded the collapse of the Soviet Union as a “geopolitical catastrophe.”

By Thiago de Aragão and Otaviano Canuto SÃO PAULO – The January 8 insurrection in Brazil’s capital was driven by a mix of factors.

By Robert Muggah SÃO PAULO – The storming of Brazil’s democratic institutions last weekend was no spontaneous “accident.”

By May Boeve BERKELEY – This year was a tumultuous one in many ways.

By  Joseph S. Nye CAMBRIDGE – The failure of China’s zero-COVID policy is leading to a reassessment of Chinese power.

By Richard Haass NEW YORK – The American baseball player Lawrence “Yogi” Berra is widely quoted as observing, “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.”

By Joschka Fischer BERLIN – In October, the Communist Party of China convened its 20th National Congress, primarily to confirm President Xi Jinping’s hold over the country’s leadership.

By Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Anastassia Fedyk, and Ilona Sologoub BERKELEY – On August 1, 1991, a little more than three weeks before Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union, US President George H.W.