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Richard Haass

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Richard Haass, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations and a senior counselor at Centerview Partners, previously served as Director of Policy Planning for the US State Department (2001-03), and was President George W. Bush's special envoy to Northern Ireland and Coordinator for the Future of Afghanistan. He is the author of The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens (Penguin Press, 2023) and the weekly Substack newsletter Home & Away.

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  1. Defining Success in Ukraine
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    Defining Success in Ukraine

    May 15, 2024 Richard Haass calls for a shift to a defensive posture and efforts to bring about a long-term ceasefire.

  2. America’s Year of Living Dangerously
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    America’s Year of Living Dangerously

    Mar 25, 2024 Richard Haass highlights what's at stake for the US and the world in November's Biden-Trump rematch.

  3. Will Ukraine Survive?
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    Will Ukraine Survive?

    Feb 9, 2024 Richard Haass takes stock of the country's successes and challenges as Russia's war of aggression heads into its third year.

  4. The World in 2024
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    The World in 2024

    Jan 2, 2024 Richard Haass says that the coming year will be defined by how elections in many countries – especially the US – play out.

  5. A Year of War and Little Peace
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    A Year of War and Little Peace

    Dec 20, 2023 Richard Haass finds few bright spots in an overview of the most important events and non-events of 2023.

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    Rough Justice for Trump

    Eric Posner

    Following Donald Trump’s conviction in a Manhattan courtroom, the Wall Street Journal’s editorial board worries that the successful prosecution of a former president will usher in “a new and destabilizing era of American politics.” But that era already began in 2016, and the blame for it lies squarely with Trump himself.

     thinks the Manhattan jury’s guilty verdict is the best that can be hoped for, under the circumstances.
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    Still Haunted by the Washington Consensus

    Antara Haldar thinks the old one-size-fits-all model is still causing problems, despite having been discredited.
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    The Right Way to Regulate AI

    Joshua Gans argues that the key is to identify and reverse the technology’s unwelcome consequences soon after they appear.
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    Restoring Africa’s Culture and Philosophy Is the Key to Development

    Hippolyte Fofack shows how the lack of a collective consciousness has reduced most governments to managing crisis after crisis.
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    A Plea for Political Economy

    Kaushik Basu thinks understanding recent technological advances requires economists to revive an old tradition.
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    The Danger of Premature ECB Rate Cuts

    Axel A. Weber warns that inviting renewed persistent inflation would be much worse than keeping monetary policy too tight.
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    Britain’s Make-or-Break Election

    Chris Patten laments the absence of responsible leaders capable of addressing the country’s many daunting challenges.
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    China’s Economy Cannot Export Its Problems Away

    Alicia García-Herrero & Alessio Terzi explain why the current growth strategy will inevitably fail to address the roots of the economy’s problems.
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    Trade Unions Can Defeat Europe’s Far Right

    Oliver Roethig explains why stronger trade unions hold the key to countering the rise of extremist parties.

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