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Sam van der Staak

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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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Cronies Everywhere PS OnPoint
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Cronies Everywhere

Kemal Derviş reviews three books examining the anatomy of crony capitalism in the Middle East, Russia, and China.

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Lebanon’s Next Government Should Focus on Health
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Lebanon’s Next Government Should Focus on Health

Fadi El-Jardali argues that the right reforms would go a long way toward quelling an upsurge in public anger and protest.

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Which Way for Europe on China?
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Which Way for Europe on China?

Carl Bildt

Under its new leadership, the European Union has promised to step up its engagement on the world stage to ensure that it does not become a pawn in an escalating Sino-American great-power rivalry. To succeed, it will have to strike a careful balance between economic priorities and its own security.

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Is Tech a New Frontier for Sustainability? Sustainability Now
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Is Tech a New Frontier for Sustainability?

Bertrand Badré & Philippe Heim urge financial institutions to address the risks and ethical implications of new digital technologies.

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Economic Growth Is the Answer
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Economic Growth Is the Answer

Michael J. Boskin argues that maximizing output and devising better ways to measure it should be policymakers' top priorities.

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Pay-As-You-Go for African Development
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Pay-As-You-Go for African Development

Cina Lawson argues that PAYGo business models may well be the key to inclusive development on the continent.

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The Lives You Saved
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The Lives You Saved

Peter Singer lauds the near-halving of extreme poverty and child mortality worldwide over the past ten years.

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How to Revive the WTO
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How to Revive the WTO

Shang-Jin Wei & Xinding Yu

The World Trade Organization’s appellate body is under threat not from China, but from the United States, which is blocking the appointment of new judges to the panel. Reviving the WTO will require changes to the organization's rules – but killing its dispute-settlement system is not the solution.

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