Martti Ahtisaari

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Martti Ahtisaari, a former president of Finland and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is a member of the Independent Commission on Turkey.

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A New Chance for Cyprus
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A New Chance for Cyprus

Aug 21, 2015 Martti Ahtisaari, et al. emphasize the importance for Europe of a potential agreement to overcome the island's division.

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An EU-Turkey Reset
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An EU-Turkey Reset

Mar 13, 2015 Martti Ahtisaari, et al. urge the European Union to double down on accession talks, or risk losing a critical ally.

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Kosovo is Europe’s Responsibility

Kosovo is Europe’s Responsibility

Feb 11, 2009 Martti Ahtisaari, et al.

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Empowering Europe

Empowering Europe

Sep 28, 2007 Mabel van Oranje, et al.

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The EU Must Start Negotiations with Turkey

The EU Must Start Negotiations with Turkey

Aug 29, 2005 Martti Ahtisaari & Albert Rohan

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Whither Central Banking?

Lawrence H. Summers & Anna Stansbury

In an environment of secular stagnation in the developed economies, central bankers’ ingenuity in loosening monetary policy is exactly what is not needed. What is needed are admissions of impotence, in order to spur efforts by governments to promote demand through fiscal policies and other means.

The Anatomy of the Coming Recession

Nouriel Roubini

Unlike the 2008 global financial crisis, which was mostly a large negative aggregate demand shock, the next recession is likely to be caused by permanent negative supply shocks from the Sino-American trade and technology war. And trying to undo the damage through never-ending monetary and fiscal stimulus will not be an option.