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America and China Are on a Collision Course
America and China Are on a Collision Course
Nouriel Roubini juxtaposes recent developments and current trends with diplomatic happy talk about a “thaw” in tensions. -
Why the Fed Is Hard to Predict
Why the Fed Is Hard to Predict
Mohamed A. El-Erian thinks the US central bank's biggest problem is not the economy but rather its own institutional shortcomings. -
The US Debt Ceiling Debacle Is Not Over
The US Debt Ceiling Debacle Is Not Over
Kenneth Rogoff sees little reason to believe the latest last-minute deal will be anything more than a short-lived truce. -
Anti-Semitism and Intersectionality
Anti-Semitism and Intersectionality
Slavoj Žižek sees problems with efforts to treat hatred toward Jews separately from other forms of bigotry. -
A Western Distraction from Climate Action
A Western Distraction from Climate Action
Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi warns that calls for the removal of Sultan Al Jaber as COP28 president-designate are a dangerous diversion. -
The Supply Side of Decarbonization
The Supply Side of Decarbonization
Ricardo Hausmann touts strategies that create incentives for developing countries to produce renewables and other green goods. -
Leveling the Financial Playing Field for Africa
Leveling the Financial Playing Field for Africa
Amadou Hott & Mark Malloch-Brown propose ways to redress longstanding inequities and enable African-led solutions to succeed. -
How to Restructure Chinese Supply Chains
How to Restructure Chinese Supply Chains
Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng argue that private markets can be leveraged to support a much-needed economic transformation. -
The Lost Liberal Legal Imagination
The Lost Liberal Legal Imagination
Nicholas Reed Langen considers the complicated legacy of a progressive jurist whom conservatives now champion. -
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A Western Distraction from Climate Action
A Western Distraction from Climate Action
May 30, 2023 Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi warns that calls for the removal of Sultan Al Jaber as COP28 president-designate are a dangerous diversion.
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How to Restructure Chinese Supply Chains
How to Restructure Chinese Supply Chains
May 30, 2023 Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng argue that private markets can be leveraged to support a much-needed economic transformation.
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The Supply Side of Decarbonization
The Supply Side of Decarbonization
May 30, 2023 Ricardo Hausmann touts strategies that create incentives for developing countries to produce renewables and other green goods.
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America and China Are on a Collision Course
America and China Are on a Collision Course
May 30, 2023 Nouriel Roubini juxtaposes recent developments and current trends with diplomatic happy talk about a “thaw” in tensions.
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Leveling the Financial Playing Field for Africa
Leveling the Financial Playing Field for Africa
May 30, 2023 Amadou Hott & Mark Malloch-Brown propose ways to redress longstanding inequities and enable African-led solutions to succeed.
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The Lost Liberal Legal Imagination
The Lost Liberal Legal Imagination
Nicholas Reed Langen considers the complicated legacy of a progressive jurist whom conservatives now champion. -
Keyu Jin on Chinese regulation, innovation, finance, and more
Keyu Jin on Chinese regulation, innovation, finance, and more
Keyu Jin laments the loss of private-sector confidence in China, shows why the country could take the lead in cutting-edge technologies, addresses misconceptions about its economic model, and more. -
The Quad’s Big Moment
The Quad’s Big Moment
Richard Maude, et al. examine the emerging Indo-Pacific coalition from the perspective of each of its members – and its main rival. -
India’s Law-of-the-Jungle Raj
India’s Law-of-the-Jungle Raj
Ashoka Mody considers what the life and death of criminal-politician Atiq Ahmed reveals about the country. -
Simon Johnson on stablecoins, artificial intelligence, inequality, and more
Simon Johnson on stablecoins, artificial intelligence, inequality, and more
Simon Johnson explains why a moratorium on advanced-AI development would do little good, pours cold water on the prevailing techno-optimist narrative, makes the case for scrapping payroll taxes, and more. -
How Russia Survives
How Russia Survives
Federico Fubini & Alexandra Prokopenko explain why the world's toughest-ever sanctions regime must be sharpened – and suggest how to do it.

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