Project Syndicate

High-ranking Republican politicians have lately been turning up at Donald Trump's New York City trial to demonstrate solidarity with the former president. But their attendance also serves a more alarming purpose: to validate Trump as a competing source of sovereign power, independent of the US Constitution and the rule of law.

Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and other gig corporations have proposed several ballot initiatives in Massachusetts that would classify drivers and delivery people as independent contractors rather than employees. If they pass, these firms would have legal standing to continue depriving workers of basic employment rights and benefits.

The Bank of England's failure to respond effectively to the worst inflation in four decades underscores the need to abandon the outdated notion that fiscal and monetary policy can be kept separate. If governments are to be held responsible for investment and employment, they should also control interest rates.

and World leaders are so preoccupied with wars, power struggles, social tensions, and political polarization that they appear largely unwilling to invest in preserving global economic integration. History, economic theory, and current empirical trends indicate that this is a mistake.

Vladimir Putin's recent state visit to Beijing – his first trip abroad since being inaugurated for a fifth term – was practically a mirror image of Mao Zedong's visit to Moscow 75 years ago, when Stalin looked down on his guest. There is little reason to think that the bilateral relationship will prove more resilient this time.

The World Health Organization recently released new guidelines on hepatitis B that expand treatment eligibility and allow for co-decision-making between clinicians and patients. By increasing access to potentially life-saving antivirals, this approach could go a long way toward reducing deaths from liver cancer in Africa.

Yu Yongding rejects gloomy narratives about the economy’s prospects and proposes ways to revive growth.

If you listen to tech industry leaders, business-sector forecasters, and much of the media, you may believe that recent advances in generative AI will soon bring extraordinary productivity benefits, revolutionizing life as we know it. Yet neither economic theory nor the data support such exuberant forecasts.

and Member countries must use NATO's upcoming summit in Washington to reaffirm their commitment to admitting Ukraine. Refusing to offer a clear timetable for Ukrainian accession would fuel further aggression by signaling to Russian President Vladimir Putin that his neo-imperial dream is feasible.

The latest round of US tariffs is part of an increasingly disturbing and dangerous trend. Step by step, major powers are unraveling an international economic order that delivered enormous, unprecedented gains over many decades through trade integration and globalization.