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Carla Norrlöf

Carla Norrlöf

Writing for PS since 2020
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Carla Norrlöf, Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto, is a non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.

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  1. NATO Is Not a Hegemonic Burden
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    NATO Is Not a Hegemonic Burden

    Apr 2, 2024 Carla Norrlöf explains how the alliance’s unique strategic, military, and economic benefits outweigh its costs.

  2. The Meaning of Sweden’s NATO Accession
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    The Meaning of Sweden’s NATO Accession

    Mar 11, 2024 Carla Norrlöf explains the implications of the country's abandonment of more than 200 years of neutrality.

  3. Settler Sanctions and the Liberal International Order
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    Settler Sanctions and the Liberal International Order

    Feb 7, 2024 Carla Norrlöf explains the importance of new US measures against individuals committing violence in the West Bank.

  4. What the Global Economy and Security Require
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    What the Global Economy and Security Require

    Jan 12, 2024 Carla Norrlöf assesses today’s increasingly adversarial and unstable world order across three interrelated dimensions.

  5. The Dollar’s Full-Spectrum Dominance
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    The Dollar’s Full-Spectrum Dominance

    Sep 19, 2023 Carla Norrlöf foresees the greenback’s continued global hegemony owing to network effects and opportunism.

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    The Psychologist Who Convinced Economists that to Err Is Human

    Antara Haldar reflects on the pioneering work and legacy of one of the world’s most influential social scientists.
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    Will the Renewed US Support for Ukraine Be Enough?

    Ian Bremmer

    Sixteen months of congressional inaction in the United States has left Ukrainian forces exhausted and short on ammo. Although America has now finally enacted another package of financial and military aid, the best that the Ukrainians can hope for is another stalemate, rather than another major offensive against Russian lines.

     explains how an additional $61 billion in aid and arms will, and will not, change the course of the war.
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    The Lasting Legacy of Abenomics

    Koichi Hamada highlights two important aspects of the late Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzō’s policy agenda.
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    Fertilizers Will Not Fix Africa’s Food Crisis

    Silke Bollmohr & Harun Warui refute the idea that industrial inputs will increase yields and alleviate hunger on the continent.
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    What TikTok Got Wrong About America

    Nancy Qian thinks the company sealed its fate by aggressively interfering in the US political process.
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    US-China Cooperation Remains Possible

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

    Although the US has abandoned its policy of engagement with China, the strategy of great-power competition that has replaced it does not preclude cooperation in some areas. A good analogy is a soccer match, where two teams battle fiercely but abide by certain rules and boundaries, kicking only the ball, rather than each other.

     identifies seven areas where the two countries can still work together toward mutually beneficial outcomes.
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    Might Modi Lose?

    Shashi Tharoor predicts that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party will perform worse than expected in India’s general election.
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    The European Union’s New Triumvirate

    Sławomir Sierakowski sees France, Germany, and Poland setting a new strategic course for the bloc.
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    The Popular Decimation of India’s Democracy

    Pranab Bardhan examines the shrewd tactics and false narratives that underpin broad support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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