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Daniel K. Gardner, Co-Organizer of the China Environmental Group at Princeton University’s High Meadows Environmental Institute, is Professor Emeritus of Chinese History and Environment at Smith College, and the author of numerous books on China, including Confucianism: A Very Short Introduction and Environmental Pollution in China: What Everyone Needs to Know.

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  1. Will China Kick Its Coal Habit?
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    Will China Kick Its Coal Habit?

    Aug 1, 2021 Daniel K. Gardner fears that the country’s efforts to reduce its longstanding fossil-fuel dependence have shifted into reverse.

  2. What China Can Teach America About Clean Air
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    What China Can Teach America About Clean Air

    Jul 31, 2017 Daniel K. Gardner says the US should follow the lead of other big polluters and embrace low-carbon growth.

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    America’s Education Emergency

    Michael R. Strain calls for urgent action to make up for pandemic learning loss in light of dismal new test scores.
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    God Save the Pound?

    Andrés Velasco explains why sterling is plummeting when economic theory says it should be soaring.
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    Preparing for the Long War

    Mark Leonard thinks Europeans should plan for a prolonged conflict despite Ukraine’s recent gains.
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    Realizing a Free and Open Indo-Pacific

    Abe Shinzō

    Less than a month before he was assassinated, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister set out his vision for the region. He buttressed his case by comparing China’s growing threats against Taiwan to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

     set out his vision for the region less than one month prior to his assassination in July.
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    Russia, Iran, and the Perils of Post-Autocracy

    Robert D. Kaplan

    With Russia facing defeat on the battlefield and massive protests once again engulfing Iran, both countries’ regimes look vulnerable. But the end of tyranny is more likely to lead to a dangerous political vacuum than to a democratic transition.

     warns that the collapse of a despotic regime more often leads to a political void than to a healthy democracy.
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    The Key to Unlocking Africa’s Economic Potential

    Landry Signé explains why fostering trade integration and regional value chains is essential for the continent to prosper.
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    Geopolitical Davids and Goliaths

    Harold James considers lessons from smaller countries about how to wield power and influence in the twenty-first century.
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    Preparing for the Next Global Catastrophe

    José Manuel Barroso explains why global leaders must focus on creating equitable response mechanisms ahead of the next crisis.
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    Italy’s Next Government Must Tackle Climate Security

    Luca Bergamaschi shows why the country’s politicians can no longer afford to ignore a major threat to national security.

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