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Richard Holbrooke

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Richard Holbrooke, chief architect of the Dayton Peace Accords and former US Ambassador to the UN, was US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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  1. Opening China, Then and Now

    Opening China, Then and Now

    Dec 14, 2008 Richard Holbrooke

  2. Why Barack Obama?

    Why Barack Obama?

    Oct 28, 2008 Richard Holbrooke

  3. Sleepwalking in the Balkans

    Sleepwalking in the Balkans

    Oct 27, 2008 Richard Holbrooke & Paddy Ashdown

  4. When “Sovereignty” Risks Global Health

    When “Sovereignty” Risks Global Health

    Sep 15, 2008 Richard Holbrooke & Laurie Garrett

  5. What the West Can Do

    What the West Can Do

    Aug 22, 2008 Richard Holbrooke

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    Bridging the Climate-Development Gap

    Dani Rodrik & Ishac Diwan explain how to free up fiscal space for sustainable development in many low- and middle-income countries.
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    Lower Transaction Costs for Greater Innovation

    Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng highlight the link between access to global markets and investment in research and development.
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    Ashoka Mody on Indian corruption, growth, jobs, and more

    Ashoka Mody explains the roots of the lack of accountability in India, highlights shortcomings in human capital and gender equality, casts doubt on the country’s ability to assume a Chinese-style role in manufacturing, and more.
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    Why India’s Women Are More Vulnerable to Disasters

    Joyita Roy Chowdhury & Prarthna Agarwal Goel call attention to gender inequalities that exacerbate the effects of floods and other natural catastrophes.
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    Europe in the Age of Industrial Policy

    Michael Spence

    While China and the US take advantage of scale to pursue large-scale investment in critical sectors, the EU struggles to follow suit, owing to its decentralized fiscal structures and rules limiting government subsidies to industry. A new EU-level investment program is urgently needed.

     advocates a federal investment program, funded by EU sovereign-debt issuance and administered centrally.
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    Fixing Global Governance

    Gordon Brown explains how to make the G20 and the Bretton Woods institutions fit for purpose once again.
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    The EU Needs Fiscal Union

    Lucrezia Reichlin laments the pro-cyclical bent of the European Commission’s proposed reforms to fiscal rules.
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    The Roots of the Global Water Crisis

    Joshua Castellino explains why overhauling the current economic paradigm is crucial for preserving Earth’s natural systems.
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    The Electric Vehicle Revolution Comes for German Industry

    Dalia Marin explains how Europe can reverse engineer China’s approach to industrial policy.

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