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Leszek Balcerowicz

Leszek Balcerowicz

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Leszek Balcerowicz, a former governor of the Central Bank of Poland and Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister in the first post-communist Polish government, is Professor of Economics at the Warsaw School of Economics.

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  1. Will the Rule of Law Hold?
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    Will the Rule of Law Hold?

    Jan 11, 2019 Leszek Balcerowicz thinks a key democratic principle is proving to be more resilient than populist leaders – and their opponents – expected.

  2. Europe’s Non-Rhetorical Values
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    Europe’s Non-Rhetorical Values

    Nov 5, 2013 Leszek Balcerowicz on reviving traditional European values in EU institutions.

  3. Ukraine’s Own Goal
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    Ukraine’s Own Goal

    Jun 4, 2012 Leszek Balcerowicz

  4. The Bailout Bias
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    The Bailout Bias

    Mar 19, 2012 Leszek Balcerowicz

  5. A More Perfect Monetary Union
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    A More Perfect Monetary Union

    May 10, 2010 Leszek Balcerowicz

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    Countering Trump’s Politics of Fear

    Koichi Hamada calls for a new set of policies that responds to, rather than dismisses, US voters’ legitimate fears.
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    Where Are the Democrats?

    Reed Galen lambasts the party for sitting by and watching America implode, in the misguided hope of winning the midterms.
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    Signs of a US Recession

    Dambisa Moyo catalogues several indicators suggesting that the world's largest economy is headed for a slump.
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    Trump’s Trade War

    Less than two months into his second presidency, Donald Trump has imposed sweeping tariffs on America’s three largest trading partners, with much more to come. This strategy not only lacks any credible theoretical foundations; it is putting the US on a path toward irrevocable economic and geopolitical decline.

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    Why Frugal AI Alone Won’t Fix AI’s Energy Problem

    Boris Ruf explains why shifting the responsibility for reducing AI’s carbon footprint to end users is counterproductive.
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    The Global South’s Path to Economic Resilience

    Anwar Ibrahim

    Today's profound global uncertainty is not some accident of history or consequence of values-free technologies. Rather, it reflects the will of rival great powers that continue to ignore the seminal economic and social changes underway in other parts of the world.

     explains how Malaysia and other middle powers are navigating increasingly uncertain geopolitical terrain.
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    America’s “HIP” Economy

    Todd G. Buchholz sees developments and breakthroughs in health, information, and power as grounds for optimism.
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    Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

    Andrés Velasco reflects on the tragic fate of the country that took him in as a teenage refugee from Augusto Pinochet's Chile.
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    The Global Divide Over the Ukraine War

    Brahma Chellaney urges all parties to adopt a realistic approach to a deadlocked conflict and negotiate accordingly.

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