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Philippe Douste-Blazy

Philippe Douste-Blazy

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Philippe Douste-Blazy, a former French foreign minister, is Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Innovative Financing for Development.

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  1. How Pooling Can Beat Stunting
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    How Pooling Can Beat Stunting

    Sep 13, 2019 Philippe Douste-Blazy & Carl Manlan propose a plan to give millions of children a better future one small individual financial donation at a time.

  2. Financial Innovation in the Wild

    Financial Innovation in the Wild

    Mar 4, 2014 Philippe Douste-Blazy & Robert Filipp describe how development finance can help regulate trade in endangered species.

  3. Financial Innovation Goes to School
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    Financial Innovation Goes to School

    Oct 1, 2013 Philippe Douste-Blazy, et al. on new financial instruments for global education.

  4. Millennium Development Miles
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    Millennium Development Miles

    Sep 1, 2010 Philippe Douste-Blazy

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    India Has Arrived

    Ana Palacio charts the country’s transition from passive observer to active shaper of international affairs.
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    Climate Action Demands Global Fraternity

    Mia Amor Mottley argues that human solidarity must underpin scientific, technological, financial, and diplomatic measures.
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    Normalizing the Normalization of the Far Right

    Jan-Werner Mueller

    History and social science research show that voters take their cues from elites. When politicians who are seen as mainstream treat an extremist far-right party as normal, public opinion will tend to follow; and once such normalization has happened, as in Europe today, it is virtually impossible to undo.

    explores the most common justifications that politicians offer for working with anti-democratic forces.
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    Tackling Climate Change in the Age of Trump

    Richard Haass & Carolyn Kissane

    Since returning to the White House, Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from the Paris climate agreement, rescinded emissions-reduction targets, and ended climate-related initiatives. But a range of potential initiatives that are consistent with the Trump administration’s priorities could still slow climate change.

    argue that reconciling what is desirable with what is feasible requires a new approach.
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    The Fight for Syria

    Shlomo Ben-Ami worries that Israel and Turkey, with their clashing ambitions, could undermine the country’s stability.
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    How to Counter Trump's Tariffs Productively?

    Shang-Jin Wei proposes steps that allies and rivals alike can take to mitigate the effects of American trade policies.
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    Weaponizing Data Against Democracy

    Jayati Ghosh explains why and how authoritarian leaders like Narendra Modi hide or manipulate official figures.
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    Alternatives to Trump’s Russia Appeasement

    Harold James explains how France and Britain can guarantee Ukraine’s security now that America has effectively surrendered.
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    Germany at a Crossroads

    Ulrike Malmendier, et al. urge policymakers to pursue bold structural reforms, rather than clinging to an outdated growth model.

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