PS Politics: Will the Democrats win after Biden’s withdrawal?

Also, the causes of political malaise in Nigeria and South Africa [View this message in a web browser]( [PS Politics]( JULY 24, 2024 The US Presidential Election --------------------------------------------------------------- [Biden Rejects the Drug of Power]( [Nina L. Khrushcheva]( praises the US president for stepping aside to let a younger candidate take over. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Will the Democrats Win After Biden’s Withdrawal?]( [Richard Haass]( explains how the new Democratic nominee could get out from under the shadow of an unpopular president. --------------------------------------------------------------- [A Hillbilly Elegy for Ukraine and the West]( [Carl Bildt]( considers the disastrous implications of US vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance’s worldview. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Middle East Peace and the US Election]( [Bruce Ackerman]( sees the arrival of a moderate Iranian president as an electoral opportunity for the Democrats. [PS Summer Sale: Save 40% on all new Digital and Digital Plus subscriptions.]( [Impunity for Authoritarians Fuels Political Violence]( [Maciej Kisilowski]( explains why allowing corrupt leaders to evade justice can stoke public fear and discontent. [Europe Must Clamp Down on Russian Oil Flows Through Turkey]( [Martin Vladimirov]( urges policymakers to close the sanctions loophole that allows the Kremlin to sell fossil fuels to the EU. [Overcoming Political Short-Termism in Latin America]( [Eric Parrado]( envisions independent institutions empowered to devise and implement long-term development-related policies. [Africa’s Hobbled Hegemons]( [Adekeye Adebajo]( examines the causes of political and economic malaise in Nigeria and South Africa. [PS. Subscribe to Premium to access PS Quarterly: Age of Extremes.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( Project Syndicate publishes and provides, on a not-for-profit basis, original commentary by the world's leading thinkers to more than 500 media outlets in over 150 countries. Receipt of this newsletter does not guarantee rights to re-publish any of its content. This newsletter is a service of [Project Syndicate](. [Change your newsletter preferences](. Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( and [YouTube](. © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from all newsletters](.