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John Shattuck

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John Shattuck, former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor and former US Ambassador to the Czech Republic, is President and Rector of Central European University.

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Higher Education for Syria

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Feb 24, 2016 John Shattuck & Robert Templer propose a low-cost effort to provide qualified Syrian refugees with a university education.

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Terrorists and the Refugee Battleground

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Dec 1, 2015 John Shattuck implores the US and Europe to accept asylum-seekers from Syria as part of the fight against terror.

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Italy’s Risky Silk Road

Mar 20, 2019 Paola Subacchi outlines five reasons why Italy should not enter a bilateral “Belt and Road” agreement with China.

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The Global Threat of White Terror

Mar 19, 2019 Bjørn Ihler calls for a comprehensive response to increasingly pervasive and violent far-right movements.

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Stagnant Capitalism

Mar 19, 2019 Yanis Varoufakis explains why abundant savings are not being invested productively, despite the supposed magic of the market.

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Legalization Is the Only Viable Drug Policy

Mar 19, 2019 Juan Manuel Santos, et al. frame the issue as a simple choice between empowering governments or enabling criminal cartels.

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Special Edition: Brexit, the Season Finale?

Mar 19, 2019 Elmira Bayrasli & Fintan O'Toole discuss the one issue that has plagued the Brexit negotiations: The Irish backstop.

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Showing Europe’s True Colors

Mar 19, 2019 Romano Prodi & Stefano Micossi call on European Union citizens to greet the start of spring by displaying the EU flag.

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Bretton Woods at 75

Mar 18, 2019 Arminio Fraga shows why the global economic-governance system created by wartime policymakers remains relevant today.

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Think Local, Develop Better

Mar 18, 2019 Zara Kayani says community involvement in Pakistani development projects holds lessons for other countries.

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