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Phakama Ntshongwana is Director of the Missionvale Campus at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa.

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How Social Protection Can Empower Women
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How Social Protection Can Empower Women

May 2, 2019 Phakama Ntshongwana, et al. underscore the competing pressures low-income women face, both as providers and caregivers.

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The Resilience of the Arab World’s Pouvoir
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The Resilience of the Arab World’s Pouvoir

Shlomo Ben-Ami shows why the forces pushing for political change in Algeria and Sudan could go the way of their predecessors.

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A Greek Canary in a Global Goldmine
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A Greek Canary in a Global Goldmine

Yanis Varoufakis

After 2008, Greece came to symbolize global capitalism’s failure to balance credit and trade flows. Today, as the global mismatch between economic reality and financial returns grows, there is clear danger that, once again, the country is foreshadowing a new phase of the global crisis.

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It’s Cheaper to Talk than to Cut Emissions
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It’s Cheaper to Talk than to Cut Emissions

Bjørn Lomborg argues that voters are unwilling to pay the costs of meeting their governments' lofty climate-change targets.

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The Roots of European Division
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The Roots of European Division

Federico Fubini

Since the European Union’s eastward expansion in 2004, Western Europe has been enjoying a free lunch at newer member states’ expense. But as today’s political divisions show, the bill may finally be coming due.

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Investing in Africans’ Health
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Investing in Africans’ Health

Carl Manlan touts the enormous returns on projects that enable the continent's people to drive economic development.

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Can Donald Tusk Go Home Again?
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Can Donald Tusk Go Home Again?

Sławomir Sierakowski assesses the outgoing European Council president's chances of making a successful bid for the Polish presidency.

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Is America Tired of Losing Yet?
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Is America Tired of Losing Yet?

Anne O. Krueger assesses the damage that President Donald Trump's trade policies have inflicted on the US economy.

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The Rising Tide of Sustainable Seafood
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The Rising Tide of Sustainable Seafood

Teresa Ish & Henrik Österblom advocate stronger action on the part of companies and consumers to counter overfishing.

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