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Venezuela’s New Dawn
Venezuela’s New Dawn
María Corina Machado urges the international community to support and help accelerate the country’s democratic transition. -
A Philosopher for Our Times
A Philosopher for Our Times
Enrique Krauze shows that, given rising illiberalism, the seventeenth-century thinker Baruch Spinoza is as relevant as ever. -
The Factors Behind US Investor Confidence
The Factors Behind US Investor Confidence
Mohamed A. El-Erian thinks an accommodative monetary policy is becoming increasingly important for US investors. -
An Arab Spring for Bangladesh?
An Arab Spring for Bangladesh?
M. Niaz Asadullah argues that young protestors could help the country chart a democratic course and achieve sustainable growth. -
Diplomacy Could Help Revive Democracy in Venezuela
Diplomacy Could Help Revive Democracy in Venezuela
Roberto Patiño urges the international community to help ensure a free and fair presidential election in July. -
In Praise of First-Past-the-Post
In Praise of First-Past-the-Post
Andrés Velasco explains why Britain’s electoral system is better than all the plausible alternatives. -
Macron and Europe’s Centrists Are Out of Good Options
Macron and Europe’s Centrists Are Out of Good Options
Yanis Varoufakis shows that an intractable economic conundrum lies behind the current impasse in French politics. -
Peacebuilding in the Middle East Requires Women
Peacebuilding in the Middle East Requires Women
Anne-Marie Slaughter & Xanthe Scharff argue that negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians must no longer be the province of men. -
Immigration Does Not Start at the US Border
Immigration Does Not Start at the US Border
Carlos Alvarado-Quesada laments the failure of Republicans and Democrats alike to address the root causes of migration. -
Will AI Kill Off Money?
Will AI Kill Off Money?
Jean-Pierre Landau considers some of the underappreciated implications of an economy run entirely by machines. -
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In Praise of First-Past-the-Post
In Praise of First-Past-the-Post
Jul 26, 2024 Andrés Velasco explains why Britain’s electoral system is better than all the plausible alternatives.
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Peacebuilding in the Middle East Requires Women
Peacebuilding in the Middle East Requires Women
Jul 26, 2024 Anne-Marie Slaughter & Xanthe Scharff argue that negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians must no longer be the province of men.
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Macron and Europe’s Centrists Are Out of Good Options
Macron and Europe’s Centrists Are Out of Good Options
Jul 26, 2024 Yanis Varoufakis shows that an intractable economic conundrum lies behind the current impasse in French politics.
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Immigration Does Not Start at the US Border
Immigration Does Not Start at the US Border
Jul 26, 2024 Carlos Alvarado-Quesada laments the failure of Republicans and Democrats alike to address the root causes of migration.
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Will AI Kill Off Money?
Will AI Kill Off Money?
Jul 26, 2024 Jean-Pierre Landau considers some of the underappreciated implications of an economy run entirely by machines.
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A Philosopher for Our Times
A Philosopher for Our Times
Enrique Krauze shows that, given rising illiberalism, the seventeenth-century thinker Baruch Spinoza is as relevant as ever. -
Mordecai Kurz on market power, Big Tech, antitrust, and more
Mordecai Kurz on market power, Big Tech, antitrust, and more
Mordecai Kurz explains how technology firms abuse patent law to establish and preserve monopolies, criticizes the US Supreme Court’s approach to market power, sheds light on the relationship between innovation and inequality, and more. -
The Euro and Its Imperial Ancestors
The Euro and Its Imperial Ancestors
Victoria Gierok draws lessons from earlier experiments with common currencies across disparate polities and economies. -
The Way Forward for Ukraine’s Economy
The Way Forward for Ukraine’s Economy
Joseph E. Stiglitz & Andrew Kosenko offer a roadmap for guiding the country's recovery and reconstruction during and after the war. -
Joseph E. Stiglitz on inflation, freedom, neoliberalism, and more
Joseph E. Stiglitz on inflation, freedom, neoliberalism, and more
Joseph E. Stiglitz highlights four inflation risks associated with another Donald Trump administration, explains what US Republicans get wrong about freedom, identifies the principles that should guide a post-neoliberal agenda, and more. -
The Decline and Fall of the Petrodollar?
The Decline and Fall of the Petrodollar?
Carla Norrlöf considers whether Saudi Arabia would ever move away from invoicing its oil trade in US dollars.
Age of Extremes
It is both the best and the worst of times for democracy – or at least for voting. Although a record-breaking four billion people across 76 countries will have cast ballots in elections this year, democratic institutions are increasingly under strain, and leading watchdogs warn of a broad-based global trend toward “autocratization.”
- Michael R. Strain The Economic World We’ve Lost
- Abdullah Gül The Case for Optimism in the Muslim World
- Shannon K. O'Neil Latin America’s Big Opportunity
- Kenneth Rogoff Britain’s Democratic Failure
Sustainability Now
Sustainability Now brings together leading voices in all of the domains involved in combating climate change, each addressing specific facets of the challenge.
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The Dead Hand of Neoliberalism Is Blocking Green Growth
The Dead Hand of Neoliberalism Is Blocking Green Growth
Laura Carvalho sees rich countries pursuing industrial strategies while poorer countries are prevented from following suit. -
Rebooting the Sustainable Development Goals
Rebooting the Sustainable Development Goals
John W. McArthur & Zia Khan urge political, business, and civil-society leaders to foster the big ideas needed to meet the 2030 targets. -
Fighting Climate Change Requires a Different Mindset
Fighting Climate Change Requires a Different Mindset
Sonia Guajajara thinks the rest of the world can learn a lot from how indigenous peoples relate to nature.