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    Earthquakes in the Middle East

    Richard Haass

    For almost a year, many hoped that Israel's war with Hamas would not spread beyond Gaza. But attacks on northern Israel by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, and now the decision by both groups' backer, Iran, to fire ballistic missiles at Israel, has made a regional conflict all but inevitable.

     explains why the fighting between Israel and Hamas has escalated into a regional conflict involving Iran.
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    Creating a “Goldilocks” Business Climate

    Indermit Gill unveils the World Bank’s new, improved approach to unlocking private-sector development.
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    Governance Reform Is Key to Reviving China’s Economy

    Angela Huyue Zhang argues that lasting prosperity depends not on boosting demand, but on a return to bottom-up governance.
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    Austria’s Far Right Did Not Win

    Maciej Kisilowski rejects the notion that a plurality should confer a mandate to govern in a multiparty parliamentary system.
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    A New President and a Grim Legacy for Mexico

    Enrique Krauze reflects on the harmful tenure of the outgoing president, who weakened the economy and eroded its institutions.
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    China’s Economy Needs a Stimulus Package

    Yu Yongding urges policymakers to prevent prolonged stagnation by implementing expansionary monetary and fiscal policies.
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    Putin’s Ukraine Magic

    Slavoj Žižek examines what the Kremlin’s strategy of deception means for diplomatic efforts to end the war.
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    The Mother of All Security Crises

    Lawrence Wilkerson brings a career military officer’s perspective to bear on the risks associated with climate change.
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    The High Cost of Excluding Chinese Technology

    Michael Spence warns that both the global economy and the sustainability agenda could be dealt a devastating blow.
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    Escaping the New Gilded Age

    Daron Acemoglu thinks the social, cultural, and political influence wielded by the superrich has reached a dangerous level.
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  1. The Global Implications of China’s Stimulus Package
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    The Global Implications of China’s Stimulus Package

    Oct 3, 2024 Shang-Jin Wei explains why the country’s push to revive economic activity depends on boosting domestic demand.

  2. A New President and a Grim Legacy for Mexico
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    A New President and a Grim Legacy for Mexico

    Oct 3, 2024 Enrique Krauze reflects on the harmful tenure of the outgoing president, who weakened the economy and eroded its institutions.

  3. Governance Reform Is Key to Reviving China’s Economy
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    Governance Reform Is Key to Reviving China’s Economy

    Oct 3, 2024 Angela Huyue Zhang argues that lasting prosperity depends not on boosting demand, but on a return to bottom-up governance.

  4. Creating a “Goldilocks” Business Climate
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    Creating a “Goldilocks” Business Climate

    Oct 3, 2024 Indermit Gill unveils the World Bank’s new, improved approach to unlocking private-sector development.

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    Earthquakes in the Middle East

    Oct 2, 2024 Richard Haass explains why the fighting between Israel and Hamas has escalated into a regional conflict involving Iran.

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    Escaping the New Gilded Age

    Daron Acemoglu thinks the social, cultural, and political influence wielded by the superrich has reached a dangerous level.
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    Anne-Marie Slaughter on US polarization, the Ukraine war, AI, and more

    Anne-Marie Slaughter urges the EU to begin preparations for a prolonged, but not permanent, division of Ukraine, considers the prospect of “democratic artificial intelligence,” describes necessary reforms to US electoral systems, and more.
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    Abortion and Reproductive Rights Are Economic Issues

    Laura Tyson shows why abortion, childcare, and parental leave are not merely “family” issues.
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    What Harris and Trump Will Do

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    With less than two months to go until the US presidential election, the candidates’ opposing worldviews, objectives, and priorities – and their implications for international relations, the economy, and democracy – have come into sharper focus. While it is impossible to know exactly what a leader will do once in office, the contours of both a Donald Trump and a Kamala Harris presidency are remarkably well defined.

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    Macron’s Trial by Fire

    Hugo Drochon reflects on the French president's efforts to maintain control after a painful election season.
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    Kishore Mahbubani on the US-China rivalry, Asian security risks, and more

    Kishore Mahbubani offers advice to Western diplomats attempting to engage with Asia, identifies risks to the region’s stability, highlights Singapore’s lessons for developing-country leaders, and more.

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    Sustainably Financing Sustainable Development

    Paola Subacchi proposes ways to reduce low-income countries’ debts and expand their access to affordable finance.
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    The Case for a Global Climate Assembly

    Laurence Tubiana & Ana Toni explain how to build a broad-based consensus for policies that accelerate the green transition.
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    Put a Price on Shipping Emissions

    Shania Scotland calls on small island countries to back a proposed levy on maritime greenhouse-gas emissions.

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