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Brahma Chellaney

Writing for PS since 2009
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Brahma Chellaney, Professor Emeritus of Strategic Studies at the New Delhi-based Center for Policy Research and Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin, is the author of nine books, including Water: Asia’s New Battleground (Georgetown University Press, 2011), for which he won the 2012 Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award.

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  1. The West’s Stealthy Assault on Democracy
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    The West’s Stealthy Assault on Democracy

    Sep 3, 2024 Brahma Chellaney decries leading powers' tacit acceptance of military regimes masked by civilian façades.

  2. South Asia’s Deepening Political Turmoil
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    South Asia’s Deepening Political Turmoil

    Aug 12, 2024 Brahma Chellaney highlights the growing economic and security risks arising from instability in Bangladesh and elsewhere.

  3. The China Factor in Modi’s Mission to Moscow
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    The China Factor in Modi’s Mission to Moscow

    Jul 8, 2024 Brahma Chellaney urges India’s prime minister to take the lead in driving a wedge between Russia and its “no-limits” partner.

  4. China Must Not Choose the Next Dalai Lama
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    China Must Not Choose the Next Dalai Lama

    Jun 21, 2024 Brahma Chellaney urges the US and India to work together to protect the more than 600-year-old institution.

  5. Is the Quad Becoming a Potemkin Alliance?
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    Is the Quad Becoming a Potemkin Alliance?

    May 22, 2024 Brahma Chellaney fears that US President Joe Biden’s conciliatory approach toward China is undermining Indo-Pacific security.

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    Europe and the Polycrisis

    Thomas Buberl argues that safeguarding the EU’s future demands a fundamental institutional transformation by 2045.
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    The Beggar-Thy-Neighbor Test

    Dani Rodrik explains how to steer international economic-policy debates toward what really matters.
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    Who Needs a New Economic Paradigm?

    Andrés Velasco asks what’s behind the ambition, on both the left and right, to promote a transformative vision of the field.
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    Is Capitalism Really the Cause of Global Inequality?

    Kenneth Rogoff thinks greater economic openness is key to tackling cross-country disparities and achieving sustainability.
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    The Key That Unlocks Cleantech Financing in Europe

    Craig Douglas urges EU leaders to borrow against future Emissions Trading System revenues to finance higher investment now.
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    Ukraine Needs Security Guarantees

    Ana Palacio views NATO as the only institution that can credibly safeguard the country’s sovereignty in the long term.
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    AI Is a Rare Bright Spot for Global Governance

    Ian Bremmer & Marietje Schaake

    A new Global Digital Compact rests on the insight that while AI can be a game-changing technology, managing its far-reaching potential requires a new global infrastructure and robust mechanisms to manage the risks. At a time when multilateralism is faltering, global cooperation remains possible.

     herald a new global compact that aims to manage the technology’s risks and unlock its potential.
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    What US Interest-Rate Cuts Mean for China

    Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng point out that the Federal Reserve’s monetary easing gives Chinese policymakers room to fight deflation.
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    Enjoy the Soft Landing

    J. Bradford DeLong marvels at the continued strength of the US economy following rapid monetary-policy tightening.

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