The Coming Food Fight, with Gloria Abraham Peralta, Barbara Unmüßig, José Antonio Ocampo, and more

Also featuring Barry Eichengreen, Adam Tooze, Dani Rodrik, Laura Tyson, Sandrine Dixson-Declève, and more [View this message in a web browser]( [PS Behind the Headlines]( SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 Welcome to Behind the Headlines. Each week, we highlight the latest commentaries linked to the most important news stories, and share a brand new Big Picture topical collection, which takes readers on a deep dive into a critical issue or event. The Taliban Re-Takes Control of Afghanistan [A Crippling Blow to the Global War on Terror]( [A Crippling Blow to the Global War on Terror]( [Brahma Chellaney]( sees the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan as an unprecedented boost for international jihadism. [Afghanistan's Forsaken Women]( [Afghanistan's Forsaken Women]( [Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg]( worries that the limited legal gains made over the past 20 years will be reversed. [European Strategic Autonomy After Afghanistan]( [European Strategic Autonomy After Afghanistan]( [Ana Palacio]( highlights the main obstacles EU leaders continue to face in turning the bloc into a geopolitical force. The Big Picture [The Coming Food Fight]( [The Coming Food Fight]( The COVID-19 pandemic has caused hunger to spike, highlighting the need for radical reforms of the global food system to ensure its long-term resilience. But many fear that the United Nations Food Systems Summit on September 23 will entrench the current inequitable status quo instead of delivering real change. Featuring: [SANDRINE DIXSON-DECLÈVE]( [JOSÉ ANTONIO OCAMPO]( [FELIA SALIM]( [GLORIA ABRAHAM PERALTA]( [HILAL ELVER]( [BARBARA UNMÜSSIG]( [SIMON ZADEK]( [AGNES KALIBATA]( [KRISTINA SKIERKA]( The US Transforms Its Approach to Economic Policy [Learning the Right Lessons from US Economic Experimentation]( [Dani Rodrik]( shows how thoroughly the policy conversation in the US has been changed within the space of just a few years. Congress Debates the $1 Trillion US Infrastructure Bill and $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan [Why America Must Go Big on Infrastructure]( [Laura Tyson]( and [Lenny Mendonca]( tout the merits of two major spending plans being debated by Congress this month. Opinion Has It [Economic Crisis in the Anthropocene]( In this PS podcast, [Adam Tooze]( and host [Elmira Bayrasli]( consider what the pandemic should teach us about managing a new era of crises. The IMF Announces a New Allocation of Special Drawing Rights [This SDR Allocation Must Be Different]( [Barry Eichengreen]( sees two ways to ensure that the IMF’s $650 billion issuance goes to poor countries. The US Attempts to Limit Competition from China [Countering Chinese Industrial Policy Is Counterproductive]( [Chang-Tai Hsieh]( argues that US economic strategy is failing to address the unique challenge posed by China. [PS Events: Building the Green Consensus]( [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. 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](.