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Michael Burleigh

Writing for PS since 2017
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Michael Burleigh’s books include Small Wars, Faraway Places: The Genesis of the Modern World, Blood and Rage: A Cultural History of Terrorism, The Third Reich: A New History, and The Best and the Worst of Times: The World As It Is (forthcoming). He is CEO of the global political risk consultancy Sea Change Partners.

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Brexit vs. the Irish Question

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Nov 7, 2018 Michael Burleigh marvels at Conservative Brexiteers' utter failure to consider the future of the peace accord – or of the UK.

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Confronting a New Era of Anti-Semitism

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Apr 6, 2017 Michael Burleigh finds hope in World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder's efforts to combat hate worldwide.

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The World That Made Trump

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Mar 3, 2017 Michael Burleigh reviews four new books on international affairs by Bill Emmott, James Kirchick, Michael Mandelbaum, and Richard Haass.

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A Tale of Two Realities
Apr 20, 2018

There is new book called The Best of Times, The Worst of Times: A History of Now (Pan Macmillan November 2017).
- meta4 @devio.us Apr 20, 2018
  
  The 10x per capita GDP referenced has more to do with the utilization of fossil fuels than anything the Enlightenment might have contributed.
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Give Italy’s Government a Chance

Nov 16, 2018 Bill Emmott thinks the EU would gain little and risk much by rejecting the populist ruling coalition's 2019 budget.

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Europe’s New Political Battle Lines

Nov 16, 2018 Zaki Laïdi thinks the European Parliament election in May 2019 will unite left and right against populist forces.

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The Dred Scott of Climate Change?

Nov 16, 2018 Robert Dugger argues that the US federal courts should recognize the constitutional rights of future generations.

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The Bank of Japan’s Stealth Tapering

Nov 16, 2018 Takatoshi Ito says that policymakers have good reason not to be explicit about normalizing monetary conditions.

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Vaccinating Against Superbugs

Nov 15, 2018 Seth Berkley & Jeremy Farrar argue that in the fight against drug-resistant infections, the world has a potent if underused weapon.

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Trump’s Protectionist Quagmire

Nov 15, 2018 Anne O. Krueger assesses the costs of US tariffs so far, and warns that they could have a contagious effect.

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Disaster Capitalism Comes to Puerto Rico

Nov 15, 2018 Martin Guzman & Joseph E. Stiglitz argue that a new fiscal plan and a deal with bondholders will leave the island even worse off.

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Rethinking Animal Agriculture

Nov 15, 2018 Paul Gilding argues that slowing the pace of climate change will require changing our relationship with meat.

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