Bill Emmott: The Japan Shinzo Abe Has Left Behind

The Sunday Newsletter [View this message in a web browser]( [PS on Sunday]( AUGUST 30, 2020 This week at [Project Syndicate]( Stephen S. Roach shows why predictions of a V-shaped economic recovery in the US are little more than wishful thinking; Yuen Yuen Ang examines four possible future scenarios for US-China relations; Bill Emmott thinks outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be remembered for the ambitions he established more than for the ones he achieved; and more. Join the conversation. Economics & Finance [America’s Coming Double Dip]( [Stephen S. Roach]( argues that the pandemic's continuing impact on consumer demand all but rules out a V-shaped recovery. Politics & World Affairs [The Four Paths of US-China Relations]( [Yuen Yuen Ang]( considers the possibility that either or both countries could experience a change in leadership. Politics & World Affairs [The Japan Shinzo Abe Has Left Behind]( [Bill Emmott]( reflects on the outgoing Japanese prime minister's policy successes and failures after eight years in office. Economics & Finance [Poverty as Injustice]( [Edmund S. Phelps]( considers how Western societies can strike a balance between social support and economic growth. [The Post-Pandemic Economy’s Barriers to Growth]( On Point [The Post-Pandemic Economy’s Barriers to Growth]( [Dambisa Moyo]( sees at least five major obstacles, all of which have been raised higher by the COVID-19 crisis. Politics & World Affairs [Belarus Is Putin’s to Lose]( [Nina L. Khrushcheva]( says the Russian president's continued support for the Lukashenko regime risks pushing the country toward the West. Economics & Finance [The Crowding-Out Myth]( [Robert Skidelsky]( rejects the orthodox economic view that public investment is bound to be less efficient than private capital. [The World After Trump vs. Biden]( Big Picture [The World After Trump vs. Biden]( PS commentators assess the likely global implications of November’s historic US presidential election. Economics & Finance [Are We All Keynesians Again?]( [Andrés Velasco]( asks what an era of larger, more robust state intervention in the economy can and should mean. Politics & World Affairs [The Global Risk of the US Election]( [Sigmar Gabriel]( worries that a political meltdown in the leading superpower could become the ultimate threat multiplier. [Say More: Tlaleng Mofokeng]( [Tlaleng Mofokeng]( underscores the need to decolonize global health funding, identifies her main goal as UN Special Rapporteur for Health, and shares the firsthand experiences that motivate her work. Economics & Finance [China’s Digital Currency Will Rise but Not Rule]( [Eswar Prasad]( explains why a new version of the renminbi will fail to challenge the US dollar’s global dominance. Politics & World Affairs [The End of Western Opportunism]( [Joschka Fischer]( says that US and European policymakers and businesses have no choice but to accept that China as it is. [Register now to attend our virtual sustainability event on September 16 and 17: project-syndicate.org/event/the-green-recovery]( 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. 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](.