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Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, is Vice President of the European Commission for a Stronger Europe in the World.

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  1. Honesty Can Advance the Middle East Peace Process
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    Honesty Can Advance the Middle East Peace Process

    Mar 9, 2023 Josep Borrell calls for a renewed international effort to create the conditions for Israeli-Palestinian talks.

  2. Making Ukrainian Victory Possible
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    Making Ukrainian Victory Possible

    Feb 2, 2023 Josep Borrell explains why continued military support and other forms of assistance remain critical.

  3. Why Europe and Latin America Need Each Other
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    Why Europe and Latin America Need Each Other

    Nov 30, 2022 Josep Borrell urges European Union and Latin American leaders to revive momentum toward a long-overdue trade agreement.

  4. The Strategy Against Russia Is Working and Must Continue
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    The Strategy Against Russia Is Working and Must Continue

    Sep 14, 2022 Josep Borrell says that Ukrainian forces’ recent success shows that Western sanctions are achieving their intended effect.

  5. Getting Serious About European Defense
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    Getting Serious About European Defense

    Jun 1, 2022 Josep Borrell explains why EU member states must spend more and, more important, spend better on their collective security.

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    How to Quench the American West’s Thirst

    Jeffrey Frankel argues that eliminating water subsidies and implementing market pricing is better than the alternative.
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    Give America a Debt Brake

    R. James Breiding thinks the United States could learn a valuable lesson from a policy Switzerland put in place in 2003.
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    The Myth of Western Decline

    Chris Patten argues that Chinese leaders’ characterization of liberal democracy as decadent betrays their fear of it.
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    The US Debt Ceiling Debacle Is Not Over

    Kenneth Rogoff

    The latest last-minute deal to raise the US debt limit does not solve the underlying political problem. On the contrary, with the country on track for a Biden-Trump rematch next year – a contest that Trump just might win – the truce is likely to be short-lived.

     sees little reason to believe the latest last-minute deal will be anything more than a short-lived truce.
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    Anti-Semitism and Intersectionality

    Slavoj Žižek sees problems with efforts to treat hatred toward Jews separately from other forms of bigotry.
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    Not Buying Central Banks’ Favorite Excuse

    Raghuram G. Rajan shows why monetary policymakers must bear some of the blame for the latest banking-sector turmoil.
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    The Lost Liberal Legal Imagination

    Nicholas Reed Langen considers the complicated legacy of a progressive jurist whom conservatives now champion.
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    Saved by the Pandemic?

    Scott Fulford explains why its successful COVID-19 stimulus could help the US forge a path to financial stability for all.
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    How Much Work Is Enough?

    Anne-Marie Slaughter & Autumn McDonald explain how the pandemic raised new questions – and some very old ones – for employers and employees.

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