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Michel Barnier

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Michel Barnier is a former vice president of the European Commission and French Minister of Foreign Affairs. He is currently EU chief negotiator for Brexit.

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  1. Three New Year’s Wishes for Britain and the EU
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    Three New Year’s Wishes for Britain and the EU

    Dec 20, 2019 Michel Barnier sets the main goals for negotiations between the European Union and the departing United Kingdom in 2020.

  2. In Defense of Europe
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    In Defense of Europe

    May 21, 2019 Michel Barnier argues that the European Union can no longer afford to be a military minnow in an era of great-power politics.

  3. It’s Time for a Green EU Deal
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    It’s Time for a Green EU Deal

    Apr 17, 2019 Michel Barnier outlines an ambitious three-point plan to help Europe confront increasing environmental threats.

  4. Europe’s Future Is Up to Us
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    Europe’s Future Is Up to Us

    Jan 4, 2019 Michel Barnier outlines a roadmap for the European Union to address challenges to its sovereignty and democratic legitimacy.

  5. A New Year’s Banking Union
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    A New Year’s Banking Union

    Oct 15, 2012 Michel Barnier

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    China’s Policy Paralysis

    Stephen S. Roach argues that the government’s muted stimulus is an attempt to wean itself off debt-intensive economic growth.
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    The Strongest Army in Europe?

    Sławomir Sierakowski thinks the government has prioritized procurement over meaningful defense preparation.
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    The Fossil-Fuel Industry’s Obstructionist Climate-Change Tactics

    Lili Fuhr urges policymakers to prevent the development and deployment of dubious remedies for global warming.
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    What Motivates Killer Nurses?

    Raj Persaud considers why health-care professionals like Lucy Letby, whose case has haunted the UK, murder their patients.
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    Preventing a US-China War

    Nouriel Roubini urges both sides to pursue a new strategic understanding on the issues driving their current conflict.
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    Putin’s History Lessons

    Nina L. Khrushcheva sees parallels between the Kremlin’s revanchist agenda and Soviet attempts to rewrite the past.
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    Is Japan-style Deflation Coming to China?

    Takatoshi Ito

    China’s real-estate sector is buckling under the weight of falling prices, a huge and growing inventory of unsold units, and highly indebted developers. Add to that slowing GDP growth and falling inflation, and a prolonged period of stagnation and deflation, triggered by a property-bubble collapse, seems increasingly likely.

     foresees an extended period of stagnation triggered by a property-bubble collapse.
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    Advancing Environmental Justice with AI

    Justina Nixon-Saintil shows how artificial-intelligence tools could help marginalized communities combat the climate crisis.
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    The Global Order’s Triple Policy Challenge

    William R. Rhodes & John Lipsky outline several steps that governments could take to encourage capital inflows to emerging economies.

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