PS Politics: The lessons and legacy of October 7

Also, how to reform the UN Security Council [View this message in a web browser]( [PS Politics]( OCTOBER 2, 2024 [Austria’s Far Right Did Not Win]( [Maciej Kisilowski]( rejects the notion that a plurality should confer a mandate to govern in a multiparty parliamentary system. [PS Longer Read: Daron Acemoglu]( [Escaping the New Gilded Age]( [Daron Acemoglu]( thinks the social, cultural, and political influence wielded by the superrich has reached a dangerous level. [The Lessons and Legacy of October 7]( [Richard Haass]( argues that Israel has shown in Gaza how it is possible to win a war on the battlefield and still lose it. [Subscribe now to access our latest magazine, PS Quarterly: The Climate Crucible.]( [PS Quarterly: Lawrence Wilkerson]( [The Mother of All Security Crises]( [Lawrence Wilkerson]( brings a career military officer’s perspective to bear on the risks associated with climate change. [Anne-Marie Slaughter: “Democrats and MAGA Republicans consume different media”]( PS talks to [Anne-Marie Slaughter]( about US polarization, the Ukraine war, AI, and more. [PS Commentary: Shang-Jin Wei]( Free to Read [How to Reform the UN Security Council]( [Shang-Jin Wei]( proposes expanding its membership and limiting permanent members’ veto power. [Ishiba Shigeru’s Premiership Could Be Short-Lived]( [Taniguchi Tomohiko]( highlights three key weaknesses that bode ill for Japan’s new government. [Watch all the discussions from the 2024 edition of our annual Climate Week NYC event.]( [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. Secure exclusive rights to PS content [here](. Interested in advertising opportunities? Email sponsorship@project-syndicate.org. 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](.