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Oleg Chestnov

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Oleg Chestnov is Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health program.

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Taxing Tobacco

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Jul 7, 2015 Oleg Chestnov & Tim Evans propose a cheap effective strategy to bring about a reduction in smoking.

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Hold the Salt

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Sep 30, 2014 Oleg Chestnov recommends strategies for reducing the world's salt intake.

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The Powerlessness of the Most Powerful

Oct 20, 2018 Javier Solana asks what purpose America's global dominance serves when its president refuses to be a world leader.

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What Has Google Ever Done for Us?

Oct 19, 2018 Yanis Varoufakis argues that because users manufacture a portion of Big Tech's capital, social property rights should follow.

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China’s Repressed Memory

Oct 19, 2018 Chris Patten follows a common thread running through three recent novels by the exiled writer Ma Jian.

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The Economics of the Climate Crisis

Oct 19, 2018 José Antonio Ocampo concludes that gradualism is no longer an option in the fight against global warming.

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The Sino-American Cold War’s Collateral Damage

Oct 19, 2018 Minxin Pei warns that further escalation of tensions between the US and China would yield catastrophic results.

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The Disruptive Power of Ethnic Nationalism

Oct 19, 2018 Shlomo Ben-Ami argues that the West's liberal democrats cannot afford to ignore the basic human desire for belonging.

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When Agricultural Workers Go Hungry

Oct 18, 2018 Hilal Elver & Melissa Shapiro ask why so many farm workers can't put enough food on their plates.

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Are Britons Really Softening on Immigration?

Oct 18, 2018 Johnny Runge wonders if public attitudes toward migrants have really changed as much as recent polls suggest.

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