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Sam van der Staak is Head of the Europe program at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA).

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Voter Turnout Will Decide Europe’s Fate
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Voter Turnout Will Decide Europe’s Fate

May 20, 2019 Yves Leterme & Sam van der Staak show how populists can exploit declining participation to succeed in this month's European Parliament election.

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Climate Leadership from Developing Countries
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Climate Leadership from Developing Countries

Lee White & Tanguy Gahouma explain how Gabon's forestry policies can serve as a model for other developing countries to follow.

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Trump’s Perfidious America
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Trump’s Perfidious America

Shlomo Ben-Ami says repeated US betrayal of allies and commitments is transforming geopolitics, from Asia to the Middle East.

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The IMF Should Take Over Libra
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The IMF Should Take Over Libra

Yanis Varoufakis

Brilliant ideas that would be catastrophic in the hands of buccaneering privateers should be pressed into public service. That way, we can benefit from their ingenuity without falling prey to their designs.

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Time to Bite the Bullet in Syria
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Time to Bite the Bullet in Syria

Carl Bildt

US President Donald Trump's impulsive decision to pull American troops out of northern Syria and allow Turkey to launch a military campaign against the Kurds there has proved utterly disastrous. But a crisis was already inevitable, given the realities on the ground and the absence of a coherent US or Western policy in Syria.

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What Next for the Bretton Woods Twins? PS OnPoint
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What Next for the Bretton Woods Twins?

Devesh Kapur traces the divergent paths of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank since their founding.

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The End of Sri Lankan Democracy?
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The End of Sri Lankan Democracy?

Brahma Chellaney sees trouble ahead if Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the current presidential frontrunner, wins next month's election.

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The High Price of Trump’s Great Betrayal
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The High Price of Trump’s Great Betrayal

Richard N. Haass itemizes the costs of the US president's decision to withdraw American troops from northern Syria.

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Improving Nutrition Can Save Lives – and the Planet
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Improving Nutrition Can Save Lives – and the Planet

Venkatesh Mannar urges policymakers to link improvements in food systems and diets to other major development goals.

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