• OPINION

  Need for change clear as UN turns 70

  News, Jeffrey D Sachs, Published on 23/08/2015

  » The United Nations will mark its 70th anniversary when world leaders assemble next month at its headquarters in New York. Though there will be plenty of fanfare, it will inadequately reflect the UN’s value, not only as the most important political innovation of the 20th century, but also as the best bargain on the planet.

• OPINION

  Actions of West led to blowback terrorism

  News, Jeffrey D Sachs, Published on 24/11/2015

  » Terrorist attacks on civilians, whether the downing over Sinai of a Russian aircraft killing 224 civilian passengers, the horrific Paris massacre claiming 129 innocent lives, or the tragic bombing in Ankara that killed 102 peace activists, are crimes against humanity. Their perpetrators -- in this case, the Islamic State (IS) -- must be stopped. Success will require a clear understanding of the roots of this ruthless network of jihadists.

• OPINION

  Will US economic illiteracy trigger a trade war?

  News, Jeffrey D Sachs, Published on 24/04/2017

  » Nearly 100 days after US President Donald Trump took office, he and his commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, continue to commit an economic fallacy that first-year economics students learn to avoid. They claim that America's current-account deficit (or trade deficit), which is in fact the result of America's low and falling saving rate, is an indicator of unfair trade practices by Germany and China, two current-account surplus countries. Their embrace of economic ignorance could lead to disaster.

• OPINION

  Denuclearisation also means the US

  News, Jeffrey D Sachs, Published on 09/05/2018

  » There are two types of foreign policy: one based on the principle "might makes right", and one based on the international rule of law. The United States wants to have it both ways: to hold other countries accountable to international law while exempting itself. And nowhere is this truer than on the matter of nuclear weapons.

• OPINION

  Harsh US economic blockades risk provoking war

  News, Jeffrey D Sachs, Published on 03/07/2019

  » US President Donald Trump has based his foreign policy on a series of harsh economic blockades, each designed to frighten, coerce, and even starve the target country into submitting to American demands. While the practice is less violent than a military attack, and the blockade is through financial means rather than the navy, the consequences are often dire for civilian populations. As such, economic blockades by the United States should be scrutinised by the United Nations Security Council under international law and the UN Charter.

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