The World’s Opinion Page, featuring exclusive commentaries by scholars, policymakers, practitioners, and civic activists. https://events.project-syndicate.org/event/democracy-summithttps://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvptmoyel222Lopez Obrador and Sheinbaum have not merely failed to arrest Mexico's decline. They may even be accelerating it, Guillermo Ortiz contends. bit.ly/4Agud34 https://bit.ly/4Agud3417 Sep 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvptmoyel222https://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvpmzjaxlc2oThe UN remains the closest thing the world has to a universal forum. But international agreements mean little if governments can disregard their commitments without consequences, notes @anticorruption.bsky.social’s @mairamartini.bsky.social. bit.ly/4xrogxB https://bit.ly/4xrogxB17 Sep 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpmzjaxlc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvpffuq5y224A new @earth4all.life finds that 65% of respondents across 17 countries believe the economic system is rigged in favor of the rich and powerful. That distrust could derail climate efforts, say @umassamherst.bsky.social’s @jayatighosh.bsky.social and Owen Gaffney. bit.ly/4xtgkfi https://bit.ly/4xtgkfi17 Sep 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpffuq5y224https://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvpcfe7rb22cNo single model can capture an economy in all its complexity. Rather than relying on inflation forecasts, central banks must incorporate economic and financial developments into their analytical frameworks, writes Center for Financial Studies’ Otmar Issing. bit.ly/4yJ5O4N https://bit.ly/4yJ5O4N17 Sep 2026 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpcfe7rb22chttps://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvngzplugk2sIf @democrats.org want to address a key source of the GOP's appeal and find a sustainable path to winning future elections, they will have to offer positive narratives on immigration, Filip Milačić, Eli Rau, and Susan Stokes argue. bit.ly/4h5fgbl https://bit.ly/4h5fgbl16 Sep 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvngzplugk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvngczxmlc2cThe Ukraine war has been an economic boon for China, bringing cheap Russian energy and opening new export markets. The Iran war, by contrast, is compounding its economic problems, note Peter Eitel and @atlantikbruecke.bsky.social’s Sigmar Gabriel. bit.ly/4cQC65j https://bit.ly/4cQC65j16 Sep 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvngczxmlc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvnfkyvpy22iBeware of the large language model. It ultimately throws obstacles in the way of our continued growth in understanding. Zena Hitz explains why. bit.ly/4h7TLXl16 Sep 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnfkyvpy22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvnc2v522c2kNuclear arms control offers an imperfect but useful model for governing frontier AI. Even bitter geopolitical rivals have reason to cooperate when an unchecked AI race risks mutual destruction, notes Dambisa Moyo. bit.ly/4iwERMX https://bit.ly/4iwERMX16 Sep 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnc2v522c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvmzx7hy7c2cWalled gardens and government restrictions are rapidly turning the internet into a patchwork of closed spaces. The result is not just less freedom online but a weaker foundation for future innovation, writes @internetsociety.org's Sally Wentworth. bit.ly/4h7ywoz https://bit.ly/4h7ywoz16 Sep 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmzx7hy7c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvmz72jxwc27AI’s growing role in financial markets was a major focus at last month’s Jackson Hole meeting, as policymakers increasingly find themselves overseeing systems whose behavior is exceptionally difficult to predict, writes @gsb.stanford.edu’s Amit Seru. bit.ly/4resLdv https://bit.ly/4resLdv16 Sep 2026 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmz72jxwc27https://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvkugarqdk2zA prolonged war keeps Russia boxed in, and a boxed-in Russia has fewer alternatives, notes @thenewschool.bsky.social’s Nina L. Khrushcheva. This means more leverage for China. bit.ly/4yE3RGz https://bit.ly/4yE3RGz15 Sep 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkugarqdk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvkral5cqs2zShared prosperity will depend less on the performance of the next frontier model than on our ability to preserve skill formation, reorganize work, and distribute the gains equitably, argues Éric Hazan. bit.ly/4AbaSk1 https://bit.ly/4AbaSk115 Sep 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkral5cqs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvknd3kcy22dFears of mass joblessness or human extinction offer OpenAI and @anthropic.com a good reason to restrain spending without conceding that further model improvements might prove uneconomical, Brian Judge explains. bit.ly/4r9cp5P https://bit.ly/4r9cp5P15 Sep 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvknd3kcy22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvkcubkoxc24The data center is the visible infrastructure of an economy that seems to need a community’s resources while needing few (if any) of its members, Stephen Holmes @stholmes0707.bsky.social explains. bit.ly/4h1wVRm https://bit.ly/4h1wVRm15 Sep 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkcubkoxc24https://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvk7xs3ouc2v.@anthropic.com CEO Dario Amodei's recent essay is not the first time we have heard AI leaders' calls to pause the technology’s development. Gabriela Ramos (@gabriela-ramos.bsky.social) explains why this one is unlikely to be more persuasive. bit.ly/4rbFAW1 https://bit.ly/4rbFAW115 Sep 2026 08:39 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvk7xs3ouc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvijb7u7xk2vThe EU's framework for European climate resilience and risk management should extend outcome-based rewards beyond carbon to soil health and water retention, Adrien J. Geiger, Brune Poirson, and Bertrand Badre argue. bit.ly/4Ah3TGk https://bit.ly/4Ah3TGk14 Sep 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvijb7u7xk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvi4rhewvc25Bots now account for more traffic on the open web than humans do. PS Quarterly: Slopocalypse Now examines what that means for journalism, democracy, and human knowledge. Subscribe to PS Premium today to read the issue—and save $50. bit.ly/4cK1GZO14 Sep 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvi4rhewvc25https://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvhyjr74ec2dBrazil and Spain are proof that fiscal responsibility, growth, and social development need not contradict one another; in fact, they are mutually reinforcing, write Dario Durigan and Carlos Cuerpo. bit.ly/4xIgY9b https://bit.ly/4xIgY9b14 Sep 2026 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhyjr74ec2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvhwhqzl4s26Transforming the European Union into a serious, independent power on the world stage is fully consistent with preserving European nation-states and national identities, Guillaume Klossa, Catherine Trautmann, and Slavoj Žižek explain. bit.ly/4xqtWYV https://bit.ly/4xqtWYV14 Sep 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhwhqzl4s26https://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvhqxwrros2eUltimately, the IMF’s success should be judged by the impact of its financing programs on distressed debtors’ stabilization and economic recovery, and on the well-being of the population, say Martín Guzmán and @josephestiglitz.bsky.social. bit.ly/4io2Y08 https://bit.ly/4io2Y0814 Sep 2026 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhqxwrros2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvayhyhu2k2rA government agency that can process twice as many public comments may soon find itself receiving twice as many. Human oversight, however, cannot be scaled as easily, writes Sami Mahroum. bit.ly/3VpdI4M https://bit.ly/3VpdI4M11 Sep 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvayhyhu2k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvax2rutkk22Closing India's female labor force participation gap with the developed world is critical for unlocking a substantial growth dividend. If it can manage that, it can add between $700 and $1.4 trillion to its GDP, Shishir Gupta and Aalhya Sabharwal write. bit.ly/4xPKbj4 https://bit.ly/4xPKbj411 Sep 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvax2rutkk22https://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvawisbcqs24Faith institutions committed to human dignity and pluralism can play an instrumental role in building the infrastructure required for grassroots organizing worldwide, Gordon Whitman writes. bit.ly/4rbueS2 https://bit.ly/4rbueS211 Sep 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvawisbcqs24https://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mvajjak6lk2xAll the punditry about deglobalization misses what is really going on, notes Jim O'Neill. China has been boosting its exports to many other parts of the world, and many of these importers are in turn exporting more to the United States. bit.ly/3Tq4wfZ https://bit.ly/3Tq4wfZ11 Sep 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvajjak6lk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mva76cs3ec25The Iran war has narrowed the political space for climate negotiations. But geopolitical volatility need not derail the energy transition, argue Igarapé Institutes' @muggah.bsky.social, @uspoficial.bsky.social’s Carlos Nobre, and @pik-potsdam.bsky.social’s Johan Rockström. bit.ly/4r75VEJ11 Sep 2026 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mva76cs3ec25https://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mva52uz5wk2sAs tragic as the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, were, it was America’s response that truly changed the world—and not for the better. Read more in a new Big Picture, with @timothysnyder.bsky.social, Richard Haass, @slaughteram.bsky.social, Javier Solana & Angel Saz-Carranza. bit.ly/3UCr2me11 Sep 2026 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mva52uz5wk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mv7zlv2iu22fWhile Donald Trump’s tariffs are ill-suited to maximizing American incomes, they make considerably more sense if the goal is to maximize America’s income relative to Europe’s, write @ucph.bsky.social's Carl Johan Dalgaard and Mark Medish. bit.ly/4xChXrr https://bit.ly/4xChXrr11 Sep 2026 07:18 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv7zlv2iu22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/projectsyndicate.bsky.social/post/3mv6ezo7ojs2nA quarter-century after 9/11, the foreign-policy consensus that guided the United States through the second half of the 20th century and the first decades of the 21st is gone for good, @slaughteram.bsky.social writes. bit.ly/3UGBbhK https://bit.ly/3UGBbhK10 Sep 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:v2yeirykwtksalgpo3ocwxpk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6ezo7ojs2n