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Jonathan Ruane, co-founder of the Global Business of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics course at MIT’s Sloan School of Management, is a lecturer in the Global Economics and Management group at MIT and an adjunct professor at Trinity College Dublin. He is a former Fulbright recipient and technology entrepreneur.

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  1. China, the Innovation Dragon
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    China, the Innovation Dragon

    Dec 29, 2017 Simon Johnson & Jonathan Ruane say that the latest chapter in the Chinese success story is about to begin – with help from a hapless US.

  2. Jobs in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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    Jobs in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

    May 30, 2017 Simon Johnson & Jonathan Ruane offer three reasons why, despite the march of automation, the employment apocalypse is on hold.

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    Warrior Nations of the Middle East

    Ian Buruma shows how shame and humiliation have shaped national identities that countenance further killing.
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    Capitalizing on the Weakening of Hamas and Hezbollah

    Dennis Ross

    The massive losses suffered by Hezbollah and Hamas – and the weakening of Iran’s so-called “axis of resistance” – needs to be seen in strategic terms. Put simply, it creates an opening to transform for the better not just Gaza and Lebanon but also much of the region.

     thinks Israel’s decimation of Iran’s proxies in Gaza and Lebanon must be viewed in strategic terms.
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    What Would Victory in Ukraine Look Like?

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr. considers what kind of peace settlement Ukraine might be able to accept in the near term.
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    The Crisis of America’s Public Defenders

    John J. Donohue & Eric A. Baldwin advocate a novel legal framework that could both increase fairness and help reduce crime.
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    Can Europe Create an Innovation Economy?

    Philippe Aghion, et al. explain what EU member states must do to stop falling further behind the United States economically.
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    Trump’s Proposed Tariffs Are a Gift to the Rich

    Simon Johnson cites research showing that middle-class US households would foot the bill.
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    Building a Buffer Against Food-Price Shocks

    Isabella M. Weber, et al. urge Brazil and South Africa, as successive G20 presidents, to devise a new stabilization playbook.
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    Nothing New on the Middle Eastern Front

    Slavoj Žižek sees developments in the year since October 7, 2023, as the logical realization of long-standing potentialities.
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    Trump’s Tariffs Are an Opportunity for Harris

    Harold James urges the Democratic presidential candidate to reject the new consensus against free trade.

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