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Colin Coleman, a former CEO for Goldman Sachs in Sub-Saharan Africa, is a senior fellow and lecturer at the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University.

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Africa Is the Last Frontier for Global Growth
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Africa Is the Last Frontier for Global Growth

Feb 4, 2020 Colin Coleman shows how the continent's economic potential can be fulfilled – and what could happen if it is not.

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Social Democracy Beats Democratic Socialism
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Social Democracy Beats Democratic Socialism

Daron Acemoglu

Now that US Senator Bernie Sanders has emerged as a leading contender for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, his brand of democratic socialism warrants closer scrutiny. Simply put, it is neither a close approximation of the "Nordic model" that Sanders often invokes nor a solution to what ails the American economy.

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The Monetarist Fantasy Is Over
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The Monetarist Fantasy Is Over

Robert Skidelsky

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, determined to overcome Treasury resistance to his vast spending ambitions, has ousted Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid. But Johnson’s latest coup also is indicative of a global shift from monetary to fiscal policy.

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Is Political Change Coming to China?
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Is Political Change Coming to China?

Yuen Yuen Ang sees three possible scenarios in which Xi Jinping's hold on power is weakened or even broken.

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The New Wave of Middle-East Media Repression
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The New Wave of Middle-East Media Repression

Lydia Khalil shows how Egypt and Saudi Arabia are setting new standards for repression of freedom of information.

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The Case for Global Health Diplomacy
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The Case for Global Health Diplomacy

Junaid Nabi says governments should take a soft-power approach to tackling the COVID-19 outbreak and other epidemics.

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The Biometric Threat
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The Biometric Threat

Jayati Ghosh warns that using unique physical characteristics to verify identity is proving to be a risky bet.

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Landing a Blow Against Climate Change
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Landing a Blow Against Climate Change

Ibrahim Thiaw argues that sustainable bioenergy production must be a part of the current climate-policy mix.

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Toward a New Iran Nuclear Deal
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Toward a New Iran Nuclear Deal

Volker Perthes advises the 2015 agreement's remaining signatories to use the pact's dispute-resolution mechanism.

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