Edward L. Widmer

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Edward L. Widmer is a former speechwriter for President Bill Clinton. Currently, he is a distinguished lecturer at the Macaulay Honors College of the City University of New York, and a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.

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Is it Time for Iowa to Pass the Torch?

Is it Time for Iowa to Pass the Torch?

Feb 4, 2020 Edward L. Widmer & Elmira Bayrasli discuss the outsize influence Iowa has in determining US presidential candidates.

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Pariah India
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Pariah India

Shashi Tharoor laments that the government's intolerant chauvinism is leaving the country increasingly isolated.

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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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