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Robert Howse

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Robert Howse is Professor of International Law at New York University School of Law.

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  1. America's Ambivalent Commitment to International Justice
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    America's Ambivalent Commitment to International Justice

    Aug 2, 2021 Robert Howse & Ruti Teitel lament the Biden administration's slowness to reinvigorate vital global institutions.

  2. Sovereign Creditors Must Not Rewrite the Rules During the Pandemic
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    Sovereign Creditors Must Not Rewrite the Rules During the Pandemic

    Jul 9, 2020 Joseph E. Stiglitz, et al. urge the international community to reject demands that will benefit mainly lawyers and investment banks.

  3. Why Attack Syria?
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    Why Attack Syria?

    Sep 4, 2013 Robert Howse & Ruti Teitel

  4. Debt, Dictatorship, and Democratization
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    Debt, Dictatorship, and Democratization

    Apr 4, 2011 Robert Howse & Ruti Teitel

  5. Are We Really Secessionists Now?
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    Are We Really Secessionists Now?

    Jul 26, 2010 Robert Howse & Ruti Teitel

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    Banned By Germany

    Yanis Varoufakis

    Germany recently prohibited a Palestinian Congress from taking place in Berlin, arrested its Jewish supporters, and barred one of its organizers, Greece’s former finance minister, from entering the country. But the turn to repression is powerful evidence that the country’s pro-Israel political consensus is breaking down.

     sees in his case an effort to enforce with repression a pro-Israel political consensus that is breaking down.
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    China Should Emulate Taiwan’s Tech Policies

    Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng urge the Chinese government to follow the island's lead by embracing the financialization of innovation.
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    The Macron Moment

    Mark Leonard thinks the French president has the capability to provide the strategic leadership that Europe needs.
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    Is Climate Action China’s Trump Card?

    Li Shuo & Lauri Myllyvirta explain why the country’s emissions-reduction plan for 2035 could accelerate the fight against global warming.
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    Alison LaCroix on the US Supreme Court, immigration policy, federalism, and more

    Alison L. LaCroix explains why “originalist” methods of constitutional interpretation are deeply ahistorical, describes the zero-sum relationship between state and federal power in modern America, identifies possible historical analogues for the upcoming US presidential election, and more.
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    America’s Frustrating Search for a Soft Economic Landing

    Michael R. Strain warns that beating inflation in the United States will likely require an increase in the unemployment rate.
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    Finishing the Job of Global Tax Cooperation

    José Antonio Ocampo offers a blueprint for ongoing negotiations toward a new convention to tax multinationals and the wealthy.
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    The End of Magical Debt Thinking

    Kenneth Rogoff welcomes economists’ recent reassessment of the costs and benefits of public borrowing.
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    The West Must Not Let Putin Win

    Chris Patten implores the US and Europe to continue supporting Ukraine’s fight for freedom with weapons and aid.

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