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El Hassan bin Talal

El Hassan bin Talal

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HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, founder of the Arab Thought Forum and the West Asia-North Africa Institute, is an emeritus board member of the Nuclear Threat Initiative. He served his brother, the late King Hussein of Jordan, during peace negotiations with Israel in the 1990s.

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  1. Humanity Is One Minute from Midnight
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    Humanity Is One Minute from Midnight

    Mar 16, 2022 El Hassan bin Talal & Sundeep Waslekar call for a new global security architecture to tackle mounting nuclear and other existential threats.

  2. Pandemics and Progress
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    Pandemics and Progress

    Apr 2, 2020 El Hassan bin Talal hopes that the global fight against COVID-19 will institutionalize a much stronger sense of human solidarity.

  3. Where Is the World for the Palestinians?
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    Where Is the World for the Palestinians?

    Feb 4, 2020 El Hassan bin Talal warns that the Trump administration's “ultimate peace deal” furthers an effort to erase a national identity.

  4. The Responsibility to Respect
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    The Responsibility to Respect

    Jun 4, 2019 El Hassan bin Talal advocates a new principle to uphold the promise of international humanitarian law.

  5. Managing the Politics of Water
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    Managing the Politics of Water

    Mar 17, 2016 El Hassan bin Talal & Sundeep Waslekar highlight the importance of careful stewardship in preventing conflict and promoting prosperity.

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    Governments Must Step Up to Prevent Cervical Cancer

    Ifeanyi M. Nsofor urges policymakers worldwide to commit to administering the HPV vaccine as widely as possible.
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    The Perils of Retirement in America

    Teresa Ghilarducci

    The US retirement system is failing American workers. But after decades of pushing fake fixes – especially forcing people to work longer – US policymakers have an opportunity to make real progress in bolstering Americans' economic security in old age.

    proposes a Grey New Deal that would boost economic security for all US workers in old age.
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    Fifty Years of Immunization Success Call for 50 More

    Sania Nishtar touts the remarkable results of global collaboration on routine vaccination and foresees continued progress.
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    Trump on Trial

    From a long list of criminal indictments to unfavorable voter demographics, there is plenty standing between presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump and a second term in the White House. But a Trump victory in the November election remains a distinct possibility – and a cause for serious economic concern.

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    The IMF Chose the Right Leader the Wrong Way

    Ngaire Woods thinks the Fund’s process for selecting its managing director is woefully out of step with today’s world.
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    Trump Is Putin’s Only Hope Now

    Carl Bildt considers the implications of Ukraine finally receiving the Western military aid it has been waiting for.
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    How to Rebuild Trust in Public Institutions

    Eleanor Carter & Carolyn J. Heinrich highlight the value of face-to-face interactions at a time when governments are phasing out in-person services.
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    Is Trump Above the Law?

    Nancy Isenberg

    Contrary to what former US President Donald Trump would have the American public believe, no president enjoys absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. To suggest otherwise is to reject a bedrock principle of American democracy: the president is not a monarch.

    explains why the US Supreme Court must reject the former president's claim to immunity from prosecution.
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    Ukraine Is Far From Doomed

    Tatyana Deryugina & Anastassia Fedyk compare Russia's full-scale invasion to World War II and see reason to hope – as long as aid keeps flowing.

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