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Roberto Laserna

Writing for PS since 2003
8 commentaries
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Roberto Laserna is an economist at CERES, a private research center in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and President of Fundacion Milenio, a think tank in La Paz.

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Latin America’s Populist Cycles
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Latin America’s Populist Cycles

Aug 6, 2014 Roberto Laserna cautions against excessive confidence in the region's capacity for sustained economic reform.

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Earth to Evo Morales
John Overmyer

Earth to Evo Morales

Mar 12, 2013 Roberto Laserna

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Endgame for Evo?

Endgame for Evo?

Nov 16, 2011 Roberto Laserna

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Evo Morales and the Populist Paradox

Evo Morales and the Populist Paradox

Apr 8, 2010 Roberto Laserna

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The March of the Caudillos

The March of the Caudillos

Nov 12, 2007 Roberto Laserna

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How the IMF Can Battle Gradual Irrelevance
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How the IMF Can Battle Gradual Irrelevance

Mohamed A. El-Erian

These days, the International Monetary Fund’s policy recommendations – especially as they pertain to the advanced economies – have little impact. Although this is partly a consequence of more inward-looking national politics in richer countries, the Fund itself is not blameless.

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Crime and Excessive Punishment in Tunisia
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Crime and Excessive Punishment in Tunisia

Rim Dhaouadi urges policymakers to reform the country's overly repressive criminal justice system.

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Reversing the Death of Venice
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Reversing the Death of Venice

Carlo Ratti says that the city must rebuild its society before it can protect its buildings from rising sea levels.

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Is Sri Lanka the Next Argentina?
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Is Sri Lanka the Next Argentina?

Arvind Subramanian questions whether the country’s newly elected president can prevent further macroeconomic instability.

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Is the War on Terror Over?

Is the War on Terror Over?

Karen Greenberg & Elmira Bayrasli discuss the global war on terror and US President Donald Trump’s role in ending it.

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Building a Euro-Japanese Alliance of Hope
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Building a Euro-Japanese Alliance of Hope

Anders Fogh Rasmussen identifies four areas in which closer bilateral ties can bolster democracy and the rule of law.

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The Right to Be Seen
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The Right to Be Seen

Anne-Marie Slaughter & Yuliya Panfil suggest how excluded groups can use their digital data to access basic services and advance their own goals.

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The Decline and Fall of William Barr
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The Decline and Fall of William Barr

Kent Harrington thinks the US attorney general is committed to doing President Donald Trump's bidding, no matter what.

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