Philipp Ther

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Philipp Ther is a professor of Central European History at the University of Vienna.

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Europe’s December Day of Reckoning

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Dec 1, 2016 Philipp Ther explains why the stakes of this Sunday's Italian referendum and Austrian presidential election are so high.

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An Economic Platform for US Democrats

May 24, 2018 Jeffrey Frankel offers eight proposals that would appeal to voters and bring about widely shared growth.

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The German Rules Trap

May 24, 2018 Zaki Laïdi shows how so-called ordoliberalism is impeding progress on urgently needed European reform.

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Why Reinvent the Monetary Wheel?

May 23, 2018 Robert Skidelsky says that cryptocurrencies will inevitably face the same problems as the gold standard did.

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Can Multiparty Democracy Work in Multiethnic Malaysia?

May 23, 2018 Wong Chin-Huat says that, despite a historic vote, electoral engineering is needed to address ethnic and religious divisions.

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A Bilateral Foil for America’s Multilateral Dilemma

May 23, 2018 Stephen S. Roach explains the political appeal of the Trump administration's nonsensical approach to trade with China.

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North Korean Action for US Words?

May 23, 2018 Christopher R. Hill doubts that Donald Trump can convince Kim Jong-un to denuclearize merely on the promise of sanctions relief.

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The Debt Challenge to African Growth

May 23, 2018 Abebe Aemro Selassie says that with interest costs rising, Sub-Saharan Africa needs a new strategy to keep development on track.

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The World According to Trump and Xi

May 22, 2018 Brahma Chellaney argues that aggressive unilateralism has become a shared US and Chinese pursuit.

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