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Helle Thorning-Schmidt

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Helle Thorning-Schmidt, former Prime Minister of Denmark, is the Chief Executive of Save the Children and a Commissioner on the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity.

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The G20 and the Inequality Crisis
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The G20 and the Inequality Crisis

Jul 7, 2017 Helle Thorning-Schmidt calls on the Hamburg summit to show the same resolve it displayed after the 2008 financial meltdown.

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The Education Roadmap to 2030
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The Education Roadmap to 2030

Aug 23, 2016 Helle Thorning-Schmidt sets out two principles that should guide investment and spending to meet the SDG education target.

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Looking Back at 100
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Looking Back at 100

Richard N. Haass identifies three dominant themes – none particularly hopeful – in his commentaries over the past 20 years.

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A Vote for Populists Is a Vote for Putin
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A Vote for Populists Is a Vote for Putin

Guy Verhofstadt

For years, the evidence of European populist and far-right parties' allegiance – and debts – to Russian President Vladimir Putin has been piling up. With the Kremlin now fully engaged in swinging the European Parliament election toward its chosen candidates, it's up to Europe's voters push back.

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Putting Africa’s Secondary Cities First
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Putting Africa’s Secondary Cities First

Ibrahim Assane Mayaki advises policymakers not to lose sight of intermediary urban areas' crucial role in economic development.

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A Referendum on the EU Experiment?

A Referendum on the EU Experiment?

Yascha Mounk & Elmira Bayrasli outline what’s at stake for Europe during this week’s elections for the European Parliament.

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In Defense of Europe
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In Defense of Europe

Michel Barnier argues that the European Union can no longer afford to be a military minnow in an era of great-power politics.

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Robo-Apocalypse? Not in Your Lifetime
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Robo-Apocalypse? Not in Your Lifetime

J. Bradford DeLong

Not a week goes by without some new report, book, or commentary sounding the alarm about technological unemployment and the "future of work." Yet in considering the threat posed by automation at most levels of the value chain, we should remember that robots cannot do what humans cannot tell them to do.

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Austria and the Plot Against Europe
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Austria and the Plot Against Europe

Charles Tannock urges European leaders and voters to treat Russia's political machinations in Austria as a wake-up call.

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Voter Turnout Will Decide Europe’s Fate
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Voter Turnout Will Decide Europe’s Fate

Yves Leterme & Sam van der Staak show how populists can exploit declining participation to succeed in this month's European Parliament election.

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