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Marion Turner is a professor of English at Jesus College, University of Oxford. Her book Chaucer: A European Life will be published by Princeton University Press in April.

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Brexit and the Speaker’s Tale
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Brexit and the Speaker’s Tale

Mar 22, 2019 Marion Turner suggests that Geoffrey Chaucer would have welcomed the current frenzied debate in the UK House of Commons.

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Presidents versus the Press
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Presidents versus the Press

Andrés Cañizález warns that attacks on news media in the US, Brazil, and Mexico resemble what happened in Venezuela.

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Restoring Central Banks’ Credibility
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Restoring Central Banks’ Credibility

Larry Hatheway

The old central-bank playbook of slashing interest rates to spur consumption, investment, and employment has become less effective since the 2008 financial crisis. Yet without effective tools and the public's confidence, central banks will be unable to rise to the occasion when the next recession arrives.

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Don’t Let Tariffs Break the Internet
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Don’t Let Tariffs Break the Internet

John W.H. Denton worries that a little-known moratorium on digital levies could soon be on the chopping block.

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Why Countries Should Tax Global Income
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Why Countries Should Tax Global Income

Ricardo Hausmann

More inclusive global growth in a world with free capital mobility does not require a “global” government that taxes and redistributes, but it does require global taxation and tax cooperation. Countries should be free to set their own taxes, but they should be required to share tax-relevant information.

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The Day After NATO
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The Day After NATO

Joschka Fischer

French President Emmanuel Macron has drawn criticism for describing NATO as brain dead and pursuing a rapprochement with Russian President Vladimir Putin. But now that a wayward America could abandon the continent at any moment, Macron's argument for European defense autonomy is difficult to refute.

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What’s Behind the Crisis of Democracy?
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What’s Behind the Crisis of Democracy?

Harold James traces popular discontent to failures of representation that were baked into the post-1945 Western order.

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Macron’s NATO Mistake
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Macron’s NATO Mistake

Dominique Moisi worries that the French president's recent criticism of the alliance could jeopardize his vision for Europe.

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Eight Norms for Stability in Cyberspace
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Eight Norms for Stability in Cyberspace

Joseph S. Nye, Jr. highlights the conclusions of a high-level global commission on ensuring safe and secure use of cyber services.

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