PS editors asked PS contributors to identify national and global trends to watch for in the coming year.

Amit Seru argues that overuse of emergency measures has weakened accountability and distorted incentives.

Adekeye Adebajo cites three possible motives for striking the country, all of which reflect an imperial mindset.

Arvind Subramanian explains how both the United States and China are making life harder for developing countries.

Michael R. Strain identifies areas where the president bears responsibility for higher prices and could do something about it.

Ngaire Woods highlights global efforts by youth-led movements to confront leaders who ignore popular demands.

Cristina Ramirez warns that the continent’s allergy to sensible reforms could lead it down the same path taken by Argentina.

José Manuel Barroso reflects on what has made Gavi so successful, even as other international organizations have become paralyzed.

Joseph E. Stiglitz counts the ways that the US president is derailing the country's future prosperity and competitiveness.

PS editors ask Project Syndicate contributors to select the books that most influenced their thinking over the past year.

Ruth Ben-Ghiat examines three additions to the autocrat's playbook that set the US president apart from his contemporaries.

Martin Baron interviewed by Deputy Managing Editor Rachel Danna about the forces endangering the fourth estate.

Radosław Sikorski considers what is at stake as revisionist powers seek to demolish the postwar international order.

Yvette Cooper appeals to world leaders to revive the spirit that animated the Locarno Treaties a century ago.

Lea Ypi considers what the near future could hold for a world that seems to have lost its way.

Günther Thallinger & Ludovic Subran urge policymakers to stand by a proven approach that has guided polluting industries toward cleaner practices.

Johanna Sydow & Nsama Chikwanka warns that resource extraction is endangering vulnerable communities and fueling conflict worldwide.

Andrea Meza Murillo & Bradley Hiller consider how to mobilize the necessary financing for drought resilience and land preservation and restoration.