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Maria Neira

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Maria Neira is Director of the Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health at the World Health Organization.

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Climate Change Is also a Health Crisis
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Climate Change Is also a Health Crisis

Nov 29, 2019 Maria Neira reminds us that aside from warming the planet, fossil-fuel emissions are poisoning its inhabitants.

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Europe’s Green Deal
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Europe’s Green Deal

Jeffrey D. Sachs lauds the European Commission's plan for a prosperous, inclusive, and environmentally sustainable economy.

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The State and Technological Revolution
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The State and Technological Revolution

Benedict Macon-Cooney calls on political leaders to embrace the digital age fully, rather than try to stall or reverse it.

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The Green Deal Will Make or Break Europe
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The Green Deal Will Make or Break Europe

Mark Leonard warns that without European unity, there can be no effective European response to climate change.

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Trump’s Racist Ban on Anti-Semitism
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Trump’s Racist Ban on Anti-Semitism

Ian Buruma

To combat racism, wherever it occurs, is a laudable aim. But singling out anti-Semitism in an executive order, especially when the concept is so intimately linked to views on the state of Israel, is a mistake.

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Cronies Everywhere PS OnPoint
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Cronies Everywhere

Kemal Derviş

Three recent books demonstrate that there are as many differences between crony-capitalist systems as there are similarities. And while deep-seated corruption is usually associated with autocracies like modern-day Russia, democracies have no reason to assume that they are immune.

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Lebanon’s Next Government Should Focus on Health
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Lebanon’s Next Government Should Focus on Health

Fadi El-Jardali argues that the right reforms would go a long way toward quelling an upsurge in public anger and protest.

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Which Way for Europe on China?
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Which Way for Europe on China?

Carl Bildt counsels the European Union against adopting the United States' position of broad-based confrontation.

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Is Tech a New Frontier for Sustainability? Sustainability Now
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Is Tech a New Frontier for Sustainability?

Bertrand Badré & Philippe Heim urge financial institutions to address the risks and ethical implications of new digital technologies.

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