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David Beasley is Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme.

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The Power of Cash for Refugees
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The Power of Cash for Refugees

Aug 23, 2019 David Beasley touts the many benefits of innovative assistance programs like Turkey's Emergency Social Safety Net.

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Should Profane Contracts Be Sanctified?
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Should Profane Contracts Be Sanctified?

Ricardo Hausmann says courts should refuse to enforce corrupt agreements involving state enterprises.

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There Is No Alternative to Multilateralism
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There Is No Alternative to Multilateralism

Josh Frydenberg, et al. call for renewed international cooperation to prevent trade tensions from overwhelming the rules-based system.

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How AI Can Promote Social Good
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How AI Can Promote Social Good

Hala Hanna & Vilas Dhar show that big data can be used to help those most in need rather than fattening corporate profits.

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The Coming Crisis of China’s One-Party Regime
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The Coming Crisis of China’s One-Party Regime

Minxin Pei

In 2012, Chinese President Xi Jinping promised that the Communist Party would deliver great successes in advance of two upcoming centennials, in 2021 and 2049. But no amount of nationalist posturing can change the fact that the fall of the CPC appears closer than at any time since the end of the Mao era.

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Argentina Needs Intensive Care
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Argentina Needs Intensive Care

Anne O. Krueger

Argentina's President Mauricio Macri knew that he had inherited a sick economy when he took office in 2015, but failed to take his medicine. As a result, the country now has no choice but to face up to a period of painful structural adjustment.

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Can Capitalist Democracy Survive?
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Can Capitalist Democracy Survive?

William H. Janeway

For two generations after World War II, the marriage between market capitalism and representative democracy delivered widely shared prosperity for the Western world. But, viewed in a broader historical context, the Golden Age may have been the exception rather than the rule.

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Climate Code Red
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Climate Code Red

Rachel Kyte says that a faster transition to clean energy is both necessary and possible.

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A War of Words Fought over Women’s Bodies
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A War of Words Fought over Women’s Bodies

Katja Iversen urges inclusion of sexual and reproductive health and rights in the UN declaration on universal health coverage.

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