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László Bruszt

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László Bruszt, Professor of Political Science at Central European University, served as Acting Rector and President of CEU in 1996-1997.

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  1. Hungary’s Disease Dictator
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    Hungary’s Disease Dictator

    Apr 16, 2020 László Bruszt thinks Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's latest power grab will hinder the country's efforts to fight COVID-19.

  2. The EU’s University in Exile
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    The EU’s University in Exile

    Nov 28, 2019 László Bruszt draws two sobering lessons from the Hungarian government's ouster of a leading academic institution.

  3. Why Polish Judicial Independence Matters
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    Why Polish Judicial Independence Matters

    Sep 15, 2017 László Bruszt & Nauro F. Campos explain how domestic courts aid development and ensure the functioning of Europe's single market.

  4. Brexit and New Europe
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    Brexit and New Europe

    May 19, 2016 László Bruszt & Nauro F. Campos warn that a UK vote to stay in the EU would jeopardize the EU's goal of "ever closer union."

  5. We the People of Europe
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    We the People of Europe

    Aug 11, 2015 László Bruszt & David Stark explore the parallels between the EU today and the early years of the United States.

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    Tick TikTok Goes Globalization

    Kenneth Rogoff

    The bipartisan push to ban TikTok in the US reflects both the growing distrust of China and lawmakers’ limited understanding of the tech world. While there are legitimate national-security concerns associated with the platform, a US ban could end up accelerating deglobalization.

     thinks efforts to restrict American users’ access to the app are hypocritical and counterproductive.
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    To Reconstruct Turkey, Rebuild Its Democracy

    Daron Acemoglu & Cihat Tokgöz

    Turkey's massive death toll from the earthquakes in February attests to a much larger problem. From an overly powerful construction lobby and endemic corruption to the steady erosion of democratic institutions, it is clear that the country now needs a thorough political and economic transformation.

     think the country needs not just a new government but a broader economic and political transformation.
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    India’s Boom Is a Dangerous Myth

    Ashoka Mody dismantles the hype around a rosy economic narrative that is actually becoming bleaker by the day.
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    Halting the Authoritarian Drift

    Kaushik Basu considers the dynamics that lead political leaders down the road to tyranny, paranoia, and aggression.
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    Xi’s the Boss

    Nina L. Khrushcheva says the Chinese leader's recent visit to Moscow was intended, first and foremost, to show who is in charge.
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    Can “Cooperative Rivalry” Work?

    Jean Pisani-Ferry worries that America and China will be unable to find common ground on preserving the global commons.
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    The Fed’s Role in the Bank Failures

    Raghuram G. Rajan & Viral V. Acharya show how the US central bank's liquidity policies created the conditions for runs on uninsured deposits.
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    Policymakers Keep Solving the Wrong Banking Problem

    Andrés Velasco argues that recent market turmoil has revealed that the sector’s main vulnerability is unavoidable.
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    An Insolvency Iceberg?

    Takatoshi Ito considers the risk that other banks will experience liquidity problems as interest rates continue to rise.

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