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    Can Spain Show European Leadership?

    Ana Palacio

    In an era of geopolitical rebalancing, Europe needs a more cohesive stance in international forums, together with stronger strategic partnerships, to enhance its global influence. Spain can contribute to these goals when it assumes the presidency of the Council of the EU next month – if domestic politics do not get in the way.

     worries that a snap election will undermine the effectiveness of the country’s Council of the EU presidency.
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    The Fight Over EU Fiscal Reform

    Lucrezia Reichlin

    In April, the European Commission released an updated proposal for reforming the Stability and Growth Pact that includes more rigid debt “safeguards.” But the changes defeat the entire purpose of devising a new framework for member states’ fiscal policies.

     shows why the European Commission’s latest proposal, in contrast to its predecessor, solves nothing.
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    The Modi Decade

    Shashi Tharoor assesses the sources of the Indian government's popularity, despite its mixed record over the last nine years.
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    Can America Escape Its Second Gilded Age?

    J. Bradford DeLong recalls how the country overcame a previous era of extreme income and wealth inequality.
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    Revisiting the Behavioral Revolution in Economics

    Antara Haldar assesses the legacy of the intellectual challenge to the view that rational self-interest guides our actions.
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    New AI Germ Busters Can Also Bust Unions

    Yanis Varoufakis shows how an AI-driven biomedical breakthrough could rob workers of what little power they have left.
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    Governments Must Meet Their Biodiversity Pledges

    Ellen Johnson Sirleaf implores wealthy donor countries to deliver on the promises they made at COP15 to protect natural capital.
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    Globalization’s Warring Narratives

    Harold James examines the analytical disagreements that are hampering management of an unavoidable phenomenon.
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    The Digital Economy’s New Monetary Imperative

    Piroska Nagy Mohácsi thinks governments must embrace central bank digital currencies or risk a fundamental loss of control.
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  1. Can America Escape Its Second Gilded Age?
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    Can America Escape Its Second Gilded Age?

    Jun 5, 2023 J. Bradford DeLong recalls how the country overcame a previous era of extreme income and wealth inequality.

  2. Can Spain Show European Leadership?
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    Can Spain Show European Leadership?

    Jun 5, 2023 Ana Palacio worries that a snap election will undermine the effectiveness of the country’s Council of the EU presidency.

  3. The Modi Decade
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    The Modi Decade

    Jun 5, 2023 Shashi Tharoor assesses the sources of the Indian government's popularity, despite its mixed record over the last nine years.

  4. The Fight Over EU Fiscal Reform
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    The Fight Over EU Fiscal Reform

    Jun 5, 2023 Lucrezia Reichlin shows why the European Commission’s latest proposal, in contrast to its predecessor, solves nothing.

  5. Governments Must Meet Their Biodiversity Pledges
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    Governments Must Meet Their Biodiversity Pledges

    Jun 5, 2023 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf implores wealthy donor countries to deliver on the promises they made at COP15 to protect natural capital.

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    The Digital Economy’s New Monetary Imperative

    Piroska Nagy Mohácsi thinks governments must embrace central bank digital currencies or risk a fundamental loss of control.
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    Keyu Jin on Chinese regulation, innovation, finance, and more

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    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.
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    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.
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