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Antara Haldar

Antara Haldar

Writing for PS since 2019
48 commentaries
1 videos & podcasts

Antara Haldar, Associate Professor of Empirical Legal Studies at the University of Cambridge, is a visiting faculty member at Harvard University and the principal investigator on a European Research Council grant on law and cognition.

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  1. Must Our Globalized World Be a Suicide Pact?
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    Must Our Globalized World Be a Suicide Pact?

    Oct 2, 2025 Antara Haldar observes that the choice between abundance and apocalypse is still ours to make – for now.

  2. The Postwar Era’s First Democratic Authoritarian
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    The Postwar Era’s First Democratic Authoritarian

    Aug 29, 2025 Antara Haldar considers the lessons from a new political biography of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

  3. The Duty to Protect the Climate
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    The Duty to Protect the Climate

    Aug 12, 2025 Antara Haldar explains the importance of a recent landmark ruling by the International Court of Justice.

  4. Forgetting What Democracy Is for
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    Forgetting What Democracy Is for

    Jul 7, 2025 Antara Haldar considers what lies behind the unraveling of Poland’s Solidarity-era consensus.

  5. Pope Francis and the Soul of Economics
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    Pope Francis and the Soul of Economics

    May 2, 2025 Antara Haldar highlights the late pontiff’s vision of an economy rooted in solidarity, fairness, and ecological stewardship.

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    India’s Strategic Balancing Act

    Shashi Tharoor thinks the country risks becoming overly dependent on China and undervaluing its ties with the United States.
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    Africa’s Rare-Earth Opportunity

    Kingsley Moghalu urges the continent's policymakers to avoid old traps as they negotiate agreements on critical minerals.
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    The UN Without America

    Though multilateralism remains as important as ever to defend human rights, support peace and security, and deliver cooperative solutions to shared problems, the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly painted a bleak picture of the institution’s prospects. To avoid fading into irrelevance, the UN must transform itself – including by radically reducing its dependence on the United States.

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    What’s Next for Multilateralism?

    Anne-Marie Slaughter calls on middle powers to take the lead and work with overlapping coalitions of states and non-state actors.
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    The Case for Gradual Population Decline

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    Declining fertility rates are often portrayed as proof of “stagnant” societies suffering from demographic exhaustion. In fact, gradual population decline can boost productivity and wages, reduce inequality, and improve planetary health.

     explains how smaller families can support stronger communities, fairer markets, and a healthier planet.
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    Kazakhstan’s Digital Crossroad

    Nowmay Opalinski & Romain Fontugne warn that infrastructure improvements, while important, are not enough to overcome strategic vulnerabilities.
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    Must Our Globalized World Be a Suicide Pact?

    Antara Haldar observes that the choice between abundance and apocalypse is still ours to make – for now.
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    Latin America’s Structural Crisis

    José Antonio Ocampo outlines steps that policymakers should take to improve the region’s long-term economic-growth prospects.
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    The Making or Breaking of Democracy

    Joseph E. Stiglitz touts a new international effort to counter democratic erosion and defend basic rights.

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