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Author Archives: Jeffrey D. Sachs

Posted inChina, United States, World

America’s misguided war on Chinese technology

by Jeffrey D. Sachs November 8, 2019February 18, 2020

The worst foreign-policy decision by the United States of the last generation – and perhaps longer – was the “war of choice” that it launched in Iraq in 2003 for the stated purpose of eliminating weapons of mass destruction that did not, in fact, exist. Understanding the illogic behind that disastrous decision has never been […]

Posted inChina, France, Hong Kong, World

Why rich cities rebel

by Jeffrey D. Sachs October 23, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, Iran, Middle East, United States, World

On Iran, Europe must oppose Trump 

by Jeffrey D. Sachs August 20, 2019February 18, 2020
US President Donald Trump shows the document reinstating sanctions against Iran. Photo:  AFP / Saul Loeb
Posted inIran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, United States, World

America’s economic blockades and international law

by Jeffrey D. Sachs July 1, 2019February 18, 2020
United States President Donald Trump  believes the trade war with China is working. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb
Posted inCanada, China, European Union, Mexico, United States, World

The dangerous absurdity of America’s trade wars 

by Jeffrey D. Sachs March 15, 2019February 18, 2020
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in May 2018. Photo: Sputnik via Reuters/ Mikhail Klimentyev
Posted inAfghanistan, China, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Trump’s Syria withdrawal is a chance for peace

by Jeffrey D Sachs January 3, 2019
US president John F Kennedy at Rice University in Houston on September 12, 1962. Photo: Wikipedia
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, World

For climate safety, call in the engineers

by Jeffrey D Sachs December 22, 2018
Meng Wanzhou, deputy president and CFO of Huawei, was arrested in Canada early this month. Photo: Handout
Posted inChina, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, Iran, Mexico, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Meng arrest a huge provocation to China

by Jeffrey D Sachs December 11, 2018December 11, 2018
Palestinian schoolchildren chant slogans and raise the victory gesture over a UN flag during a protest at a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school, financed by US aid, in the Arroub refugee camp near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on September 5, 2018.
Photo: AFP  / Hazem Bader
Posted inEuropean Union, United Kingdom, World

Ways must be found to finance international cooperation

by Jeffrey D Sachs November 29, 2018
Bombs dropped from a B-1B Lancer strike an al-Qaeda torture house and prison in Zambraniyah in Iraq in 2008. Photo: AFP via Atlas Photo Archive/ USAF/ James Richardson
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Laos, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Killer politicians: Curtain of deniability lifting

by Jeffrey D Sachs October 25, 2018
Cashed in: yuan coins are placed over the eyes of Franclin on a 100 dollar banknote. Photo: iStock
Posted inChina, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Shanghai, World

Trump’s misguided policies will displace the dollar

by Jeffrey D Sachs September 4, 2018September 4, 2018
A man wipes perspiration from his face in Tokyo on July 24, 2018, as Japan suffers from a heatwave.
An 'unprecedented' heatwave in Japan killed at least 65 people in one week, government officials said. Photo: AFP / Martin Bureau
Posted inAustralia, European Union, Oceania, United Kingdom, World

We are all climate refugees now

by Jeffrey D. Sachs August 5, 2018February 18, 2020
Hurricane Irma drives toward Florida past the eastern end of Cuba in this NASA satellite image taken  on September 8, 2017.    Photo: NOAA National Weather Service National Hurricane Center / via Reuters
Posted inWorld

Energy for the common good

by Jeffrey D Sachs June 19, 2018
US President Donald Trump shows the document reinstating sanctions against Iran. Photo:  AFP / Saul Loeb
Posted inAfghanistan, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Europe must resist Trump’s dangerous Iran strategy

by Jeffrey D Sachs May 19, 2018
US America lunch ICBM missile for nuclear bomb test illustration concept. Photo: iStock
Posted inFrance, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Denuclearization means the United States, too 

by Jeffrey D Sachs May 9, 2018
Computer digital technology, global surveillance. Photo: iStock
Posted inEuropean Union, Middle East, World

Facebook and the future of online privacy 

by Jeffrey D Sachs April 16, 2018April 16, 2018
Flags of Italy and the European Union. Photo: iStock
Posted inAfghanistan, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iraq, Italy, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Italian politics and the future of Europe

by Jeffrey D Sachs April 9, 2018April 9, 2018
Wind power in the mountains. Photo: iStock
Posted inChina, Egypt, European Union, Middle East, World

China’s bold vision for global energy security

by Jeffrey D Sachs April 8, 2018
USA and Syrian flag in grunge and vintage style. Photo: iStock
Posted inEgypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Ending America’s disastrous role in Syria 

by Jeffrey D Sachs February 19, 2018
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. Photo: AFP
Posted inWorld

The World Bank needs to return to its mission

by Jeffrey D Sachs February 11, 2018February 11, 2018

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