John McColl

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General Sir John McColl, former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, is Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey and a member of the European Leadership Network.

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Preventing NATO-Russian Escalation

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Dec 16, 2016 John McColl says both sides would benefit from closing the gaps in the current incident-management framework.

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Can Trump Make a Deal with China?

Feb 22, 2019 Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng think so, but only if his administration abandons its zero-sum approach to trade and multilateral cooperation.

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Will Germany Permit Joint European Security?

Feb 22, 2019 Joschka Fischer worries that his country's post-1945 pacifism could work against collective defense.

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America First, Fallout Later

Feb 22, 2019 William L. Silber sees eerie parallels between the Trump era and one of the darker episodes of the 1930s New Deal.

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Business and Biodiversity

Feb 22, 2019 Robert Watson argues that the despoliation of natural systems by global corporations can no longer be kept off the books.

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Iran’s 40 Years of Strife

Feb 21, 2019 Javier Solana argues that engagement with the West is the only strategy that has worked – for both sides.

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Africa’s Digital Generation Gap

Feb 21, 2019 Perseus Mlambo warns that the continent's aged leaders are threatening to stifle the economy of the future.

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The AI Road to Serfdom?

Feb 21, 2019 Robert Skidelsky questions the conventional economic narrative according to which machines inevitably boost workers' incomes.

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What’s Left of the Populist Left?

Feb 21, 2019 Jan-Werner Mueller thinks opponents of neoliberalism have erred by embracing a tribalist political strategy.

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