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Anders Borg

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Anders Borg, a former Swedish finance minister, is Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Financial System Initiative.

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  1. The Federalist Threat to Europe
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    The Federalist Threat to Europe

    Jul 14, 2016 Anders Borg warns that a post-Brexit push for further integration will only hasten the EU's demise.

  2. Why the Fed Should Postpone Rate Hikes
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    Why the Fed Should Postpone Rate Hikes

    Aug 28, 2015 Anders Borg warns that policymakers lose credibility when they fail to adapt to changing realities.

  3. Why Europe Needs to Save Greece
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    Why Europe Needs to Save Greece

    Apr 12, 2015 Anders Borg urges the EU to prevent a Greek exit from the euro, despite the country's failings.

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    Three Reasons Why AI’s Momentum Could Stall in 2025

    Dambisa Moyo identifies three negative trends that could stifle innovation and slow the pace of technological progress.
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    Solving India’s Industrialization Puzzle

    Rabah Arezki & Partha Sen ask why, unlike Bangladesh and Vietnam, manufacturing has not benefited from rising labor costs in China.
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    Ensuring Europe’s Supply of Critical Minerals

    Rüya Perincek & Andreas Goldthau call for coordinated funding, resource diplomacy, and secondary material partnerships to boost recycling.
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    Readying the Resistance, Again

    Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendonca

    The United States is not a monarchy, but a federal republic. States and cities controlled by Democrats represent half the country, and they can resist Donald Trump’s overreach by using the tools of progressive federalism, many of which were sharpened during his first administration.

    see Democrat-controlled states as a potential check on Donald Trump’s far-right agenda.
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    Russia’s Nostalgia Machine

    Nina L. Khrushcheva explores how the Kremlin relies on an idealized version of the past to comfort – and subdue – the public.
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    The Trade Shifts Redefining Economic Development

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg & Michele Ruta consider the long-term implications of three major trends that could reshape globalization.
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    Trump at the Gates

    Joschka Fischer urges Europeans to recognize that they are now on their own in an increasingly dangerous world.
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    The End of Progress?

    Joseph E. Stiglitz

    Though the United States has long led the world in advancing basic science and technology, it is hard to see how this can continue under President Donald Trump and the country’s ascendant oligarchy. America’s rejection of Enlightenment values will have dire consequences.

    predicts that Donald Trump’s second administration will be defined by its rejection of Enlightenment values.
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    China’s Trump Dilemma

    Yanis Varoufakis thinks the real choice facing Chinese leaders may be whether to challenge the dollar's hegemony head-on.

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