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Dominique Moisi

Dominique Moisi

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Dominique Moisi is a special adviser at the Institut Montaigne in Paris. He is the author of La Géopolitique des Séries ou le triomphe de la peur.

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  1. Containing the Anger Virus
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    Containing the Anger Virus

    Jun 5, 2020 Dominique Moisi thinks French political leaders are more vulnerable than their British counterparts to a pandemic-fueled backlash.

  2. The Déjà-Vu Virus?
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    The Déjà-Vu Virus?

    May 4, 2020 Dominique Moisi urges political leaders confronting the COVID-19 pandemic not to repeat the errors of a century ago.

  3. The West’s Pandemic of Fear
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    The West’s Pandemic of Fear

    Mar 30, 2020 Dominique Moisi explains why the COVID-19 crisis may eventually strengthen European and North American democracies.

  4. A Tale of Two Demagogues
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    A Tale of Two Demagogues

    Feb 27, 2020 Dominique Moisi says US President Donald Trump's recent visit to India highlights the global threat of illiberal nationalism.

  5. The Geopolitics of Holocaust Memory
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    The Geopolitics of Holocaust Memory

    Jan 28, 2020 Dominique Moisi worries that ignorance and the instrumentalization of history mean that the world has learned nothing.

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    A Big Defeat for Big Tech

    Joseph E. Stiglitz

    Tech companies know that if there is an open, democratic debate about data security, consumers’ concerns about digital safeguards will win out. And while the industry's lobbyists tried to ensure that no such debate could ever occur, one of their more cynical moves has now been exposed and thwarted.

    details how the industry tried to slip extraordinary protections against regulation into US trade agreements.
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    Haiti’s Proud Boys

    Slavoj Žižek

    If we measure a failed state by the cracks in the edifice of its power, reflected in brewing ideological civil wars, deadlocked assemblies, and increasingly insecure public spaces, we must recognize that the United States is not so unlike Haiti. Both have given rise to violent gangs with political ambitions.

    warns that rich Western democracies are not immune to politically motivated gang violence.
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    Unity Is Europe’s Greatest Asset

    Connie Hedegaard emphasizes the importance of stability amid persistent economic and geopolitical crises.
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    The Truth About US Immigration

    Nancy Qian warns that overheated campaign-season rhetoric is dangerously polarizing and ultimately self-defeating.
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    The Zombification of Political Parties

    Jan-Werner Mueller argues that Donald Trump’s capture of the GOP’s organizational machinery recalls authoritarian tactics elsewhere.
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    The Economic Consequences of Legal Behavior

    Kaushik Basu highlights the potential benefits of emphasizing adherence to the spirit of laws, if not their letter.
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    For Nigeria’s Schools, Safety Must Come First

    Gordon Brown writes that the latest mass abduction of students underscores the dilemma facing parents throughout the country.
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    Give Women with Disabilities a Chance

    Nkechi S. Owoo explains what is needed to protect and empower one of the world’s most vulnerable demographic groups.
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    How Capitalism Became a Threat to Democracy

    Mordecai Kurz examines the economic policies and market dynamics that have ushered in America's Second Gilded Age.

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