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Alfred Stepan

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Alfred Stepan is Professor of Government at Columbia University.

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Unchecked Trump?

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Nov 12, 2016 Alfred Stepan argues that the system of constitutional checks and balances in the US has been gutted.

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Good-Government Authoritarianism?

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Apr 23, 2015 Alfred Stepan & Richa Maheshwari argue that, Singapore notwithstanding, democracies are better at fighting corruption.

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Senegal’s Resilient Democracy

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Apr 16, 2012 Alfred Stepan & Etienne Smith

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Africa’s Imperiled Democracy

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Feb 14, 2012 Alfred Stepan & Etienne Smith

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Democracy’s Dawn in Tunisia and Egypt?

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May 12, 2011 Alfred Stepan

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Give Italy’s Government a Chance

Nov 16, 2018 Bill Emmott thinks the EU would gain little and risk much by rejecting the populist ruling coalition's 2019 budget.

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Europe’s New Political Battle Lines

Nov 16, 2018 Zaki Laïdi thinks the European Parliament election in May 2019 will unite left and right against populist forces.

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The Dred Scott of Climate Change?

Nov 16, 2018 Robert Dugger argues that the US federal courts should recognize the constitutional rights of future generations.

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The Bank of Japan’s Stealth Tapering

Nov 16, 2018 Takatoshi Ito says that policymakers have good reason not to be explicit about normalizing monetary conditions.

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Vaccinating Against Superbugs

Nov 15, 2018 Seth Berkley & Jeremy Farrar argue that in the fight against drug-resistant infections, the world has a potent if underused weapon.

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Trump’s Protectionist Quagmire

Nov 15, 2018 Anne O. Krueger assesses the costs of US tariffs so far, and warns that they could have a contagious effect.

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Disaster Capitalism Comes to Puerto Rico

Nov 15, 2018 Martin Guzman & Joseph E. Stiglitz argue that a new fiscal plan and a deal with bondholders will leave the island even worse off.

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Rethinking Animal Agriculture

Nov 15, 2018 Paul Gilding argues that slowing the pace of climate change will require changing our relationship with meat.

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