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Taking on Tehran Taking on Tehran
Jun 14, 2019 urges the United States to avoid armed conflict with Iran and renegotiate the 2015 nuclear deal.
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Jun 14, 2019 thinks further escalation of US-China tensions could trigger the worst in an already fragile global economy.
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The American Century’s Last Man The American Century’s Last Man
Jun 14, 2019 reviews journalist George Packer’s biography of one of America’s greatest – and most complex – diplomats.
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The US Recovery Turns Ten The US Recovery Turns Ten
Jun 14, 2019 questions the standard way in which most countries outside America measure business cycles and recessions.
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Economics & Finance
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The Growing Risk of a 2020 Recession and Crisis
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The US Recovery Turns Ten
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Toward People-Centered Growth
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What Automation Means for the Gender Gap
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Politics & World Affairs
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Taking on Tehran
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Tariff Man’s Bark Is Worse than His Bite
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China Is Courting Disaster in Hong Kong
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The Afghanistan Conundrum
Jun 13, 2019
Health & Development
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Taming the Wild West of Digital Health Innovation
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Maintaining the Momentum Against Cholera
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Women and Girls Hold the Key to Universal Health Coverage
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Making “Generation Educated” a Reality
May 29, 2019
Sustainability & Environment
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What’s Wrong with Environmental Impact Assessments?
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Islands of Climate Innovation
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China Should Lead on Air Pollution
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The Energy Revolution Must Be Nuclear
Jun 6, 2019
Innovation & Technology
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Lessons from India in Digital Disruption
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Deterrence in Cyberspace
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Robo-Apocalypse? Not in Your Lifetime
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Turbocharging India’s Digital Economy
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Culture & Society
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How the US Drug War Victimizes Women in Latin America
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Rugby Australia’s “Own Goal”
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The Rule of Law Needs a Soul
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The Responsibility to Respect
Jun 4, 2019
Solutions for Sustainable Development
Efforts to combat climate change through sustainable development are as complex as they are important for the future of humanity. With US President Donald T… read more
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The Myth of Climate Wars?
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Reflections on Achieving the Global Education Goals
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Fully Filling the Global Fund
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The Future of Europe
After the election of President Emmanuel Macron in France and the return of a centrist grand coalition government in Germany, many hoped that the Franco-German ax… read more
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A Parliament is Born
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Europe’s Citizens Say They Want a More Political EU
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Why the EU Election Was a Win for Macron
May 29, 2019
Trump, Trade, and China
The biggest cloud hanging over the world economy is the incipient trade war with China launched by US President Donald Trump. But with America’s closes… read more
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Trump Is Slowing US Economic Growth
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Why the Trade Arithmetic Favors China
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How Will the US-China Trade War End?
May 27, 2019 &
Press Released
Today’s media landscape is littered with landmines: open hostility by US President Donald Trump, mounting censorship in countries such as Hungary, Turkey, a… read more
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China’s New World Media Order
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Central and Eastern Europe’s Captured Media
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The Value of Fake News
Apr 30, 2019
The African Century
Africa’s economic rise is a world-changing development, but the sources of its emerging strength – and lingering weaknesses – are little understood. W… read more
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Africa’s Gig Opportunity
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Pulling Sudan Back from the Brink
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Helping Africa’s Smallholders Feed the World
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Future Cities
Half of the world’s population live in cities, and that share is growing rapidly. How can cities expand, maintain services and communities, and be envi… read more
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Cities for the People
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Cities Hold the Key to Food Sustainability
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The Leadership of Cities
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