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Daniel J. Arbess

Daniel J. Arbess

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Daniel J. Arbess is CEO of Xerion Investments.

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  1. The Inflation Tail Is Wagging the Policy Dog
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    The Inflation Tail Is Wagging the Policy Dog

    May 13, 2022 Daniel J. Arbess thinks central banks’ quantitative tightening could have dire consequences for fiscal and debt sustainability.

  2. Finding Putin’s Money
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    Finding Putin’s Money

    Mar 31, 2022 Daniel J. Arbess thinks key players from Russia’s 1990s privatization process could help the West locate the president’s wealth.

  3. New Thinking for a New Cancer Moonshot
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    New Thinking for a New Cancer Moonshot

    Feb 22, 2022 Daniel J. Arbess shows why recent scientific advances promise to transform the way societies fight the disease.

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    The Key to Africa’s Vaccine Sovereignty

    Nana Akufo-Addo urges donor governments to build on successful efforts to boost immunization across the continent.
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    For Developing Economies, the Finance Landscape Has Become a Wasteland

    Indermit Gill shows that current conditions give the world's poorest countries no chance to achieve sustained growth.
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    How Not to React to Donald Trump

    Andrés Velasco calls for more serious thinking by progressives and fewer knee-jerk calls to “abandon neoliberalism.”
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    The Fall and Rise of American Democracy

    Daron Acemoglu

    Over time, as American democracy has increasingly fallen short of delivering on its core promises, the Democratic Party has contributed to the problem by catering to a narrow, privileged elite. To restore its own prospects and America’s signature form of governance, it must return to its working-class roots.

    is not surprised that so many voters ignored warnings about the threat Donald Trump poses to US institutions.
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    Enrique Krauze on Baruch Spinoza, the US election, Mexican democracy, and more

    Enrique Krauze considers the responsibility of the state to guarantee freedom, heralds the demise of Mexico’s democracy, highlights flaws in higher-education systems, and more.
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    Does a Savage War of Partition Await Ukraine?

    Nina L. Khrushcheva traces the grim history of territorial divisions like the one that Donald Trump seems to be envisioning.
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    America’s Trade Deficit Is Not Afraid of Donald Trump

    Yanis Varoufakis shows why the incoming US administration can’t eliminate the negative balance – and wouldn’t even if it could.
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    Trump’s Middle East Challenge

    Daoud Kuttab highlights the changes in the region that will complicate the US president-elect's peacemaking efforts.
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    Last Chance for the SDGs?

    Kevin Watkins thinks the fate of the 2030 targets hinges on the next International Development Association replenishment.

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