While next year's midterms may well end Morena’s qualified majority in Mexico's lower house, a rightward swing fueled by regional forces appears unlikely, says Guillermo Ortiz (@GroupofThirty). Instead, Mexico could become a target of @realDonaldTrump. project-syndicate.org/commen…

A competitive Europe must be a climate-resilient Europe, writes @EIB Vice President Ambroise Fayolle. The investments we make today must be ready for the climate of tomorrow. project-syndicate.org/commen…

Even if every central bank started tightening its monetary policy in 2022, stabilization takes longer in a protectionist world with frequent supply shocks, writes @skalemliozcan. project-syndicate.org/commen…

Argentina used to have world-class laboratories backed by its national science agency; but following @JMilei's cuts, over 10% of scientists and technicians have left for the private sector, notes Jeremy Adelman. project-syndicate.org/commen…

Those seeking to weaken the EU’s supranational foundations are already preparing their radical schemes. Pro-European forces cannot afford to be less imaginative, determined, or prepared, @jaemmanouilidis argues. project-syndicate.org/commen…

Who counts as a "middle power"? @carlbildt suggests that it is any country that must rely primarily on soft power to advance its interests. project-syndicate.org/commen…

The role of Navi Pillay, this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, in finding that Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute genocide is a reflection of her life’s work supporting the downtrodden, @UPTuks’s Adekeye Adebajo argues. project-syndicate.org/commen…

Ambroise Fayolle touts the cost savings and economic opportunities implied by a new approach to infrastructure investment. project-syndicate.org/commen…

Janis A. Emmanouilidis urges the pro-EU camp to prepare for the far right’s efforts to hollow out the bloc from within. project-syndicate.org/commen…

Many seem to assume that AI will favor whichever government has the largest model or the most data. But the real advantage lies with governments that can retain what they learn, Christopher A. Pissarides and @WhiteshieldP's Fadi Farra argue. project-syndicate.org/commen…

AI is being sold as a profit-making tool, as a source of cheap, hyper-efficient cognitive labor. Any morality introduced after the fact is mere window dressing, Richard Sherwin warns. project-syndicate.org/commen…

.@sgyemikale (@Afreximbank) lays out a trade and industrialization agenda for Africa, which would go a long way toward improving the continent's ability to cope with external shocks. bit.ly/4z3aTFz

Mary Robinson explains why it is essential to invest in protecting 30% of the world's land and ocean by 2030. project-syndicate.org/commen…

Journalists and opposition figures in some African countries have described altering travel routes and patterns of assembly in response to smart-city surveillance tools whose full capabilities remain unknown, @cipesaug’s Wairagala Wakabi notes. bit.ly/4sl8OT4

Financial markets celebrated @FlavioBolsonaro’s first-round performance in Brazil’s presidential elections. But a stock-market rally is no guarantee of economic stability, write @usponline’s @lauraabcarvalho and Columbia’s @JosephEStiglitz. project-syndicate.org/commen…

Instead of loudly condemning US violations of Mexico's sovereignty, @Claudiashein's government should deprive @realDonaldTrump of a pretext to commit them, advises Guillermo Ortiz (@GroupofThirty). project-syndicate.org/commen…

Jeremy Adelman sees much misery in a country that is supposedly experiencing a robust, free-market recovery. project-syndicate.org/commen…

Businesses are prepared to invest much more in Europe, noted @LarsSandahlS (@DanskIndustri) at our latest event, “Reinventing Europe.” But they will not do so until Europe creates more favorable conditions for innovation. #PSEvents Watch the full session at the link: bit.ly/3WzIc4D

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Fulfilling the @ilo’s promise requires a global effort to create an enabling environment for all workers and their organizations to organize and bargain collectively, at home, across borders, and down supply chains, Jeffrey Vogt and Monika Mehta explain. project-syndicate.org/commen…