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Scott Cowen is President Emeritus of Tulane University, where he teaches an undergraduate course on leadership, and the author of Winnebagos on Wednesdays: How Visionary Leadership Can Transform Higher Education.

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  1. Is Trump an “Effective Leader”?
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    Is Trump an “Effective Leader”?

    Jul 13, 2018 Scott Cowen wonders if the president's defenders are right to equate concrete results with leadership success.

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    The Indian Election’s Winners and Losers

    Shashi Tharoor observes that the ruling party’s victory looks more like a defeat, especially for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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    Are the Kids All Right?

    Ian Buruma explains why younger voters are falling under the sway of populist demagogues who threaten their liberties.
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    Mexican Voters Chose Populism Over Democracy

    Jorge G. Castañeda warns that the ruling party’s near-supermajority could allow it to consolidate power in the executive branch.
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    The Enduring Influence of Europe’s Far Right

    Jan-Werner Mueller thinks these forces will not unite in the European Parliament but could successfully push their agenda.
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    How the Sino-American Rivalry Is Reshaping the World Order

    William R. Rhodes & Stuart P.M. Mackintosh warn that global forums and solutions will be among the biggest losers of a deepening superpower conflict.
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    The New-Old Authoritarianism

    Ruth Ben-Ghiat

    With US think tanks having already drawn up plans for instituting an authoritarian government under a second Donald Trump administration, the stakes in the year's presidential election are difficult to overstate. Around the world, "strongmen" are turning democratic institutions on themselves and learning from each other.

     explains how Donald Trump and other “strongmen” leaders are dismantling democracy.
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    The Financial Destruction of Palestine

    Raja Khalidi considers how the international community can help an economy that Israel is determined to strangle.
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    Is Biden Self-Destructing?

    Harold James sees the latest round of US tariffs against China as a panic-driven act of electoral folly.
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    Europe Needs a Green Deal 2.0

    Frans Timmermans outlines several steps policymakers can take to achieve a clean-energy transition while promoting solidarity.

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