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Shahid Javed Burki, a former finance minister of Pakistan and vice president of the World Bank, is Chairman of the Shahid Javed Burki Institute of Public Policy.

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  1. Are Pakistan and Iran on the Brink of War?
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    Are Pakistan and Iran on the Brink of War?

    Feb 6, 2024 Shahid Javed Burki worries about the implications of recent cross-border strikes by both regional powers.

  2. A Tale of Two COVID-19 Responses
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    A Tale of Two COVID-19 Responses

    Jun 17, 2020 Shahid Javed Burki highlights the costs and benefits of India's nationwide lockdown and Pakistan's decentralized approach.

  3. The Drums of War in Kashmir
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    The Drums of War in Kashmir

    Mar 4, 2019 Shahid Javed Burki argues that the dynamic driving tensions between India and Pakistan in the disputed region has reversed.

  4. Imran Khan’s Pakistan
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    Imran Khan’s Pakistan

    Jul 29, 2018 Shahid Javed Burki says the cricketer-turned-prime minister is about to face the most important test of his life.

  5. Trump’s Reckless Tweets vs. Pakistan’s Democratic Hopes
    Protest against Donald Trumps recognition of Jerusalem as Israels capital in Karachi Sabir Mazhar/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

    Trump’s Reckless Tweets vs. Pakistan’s Democratic Hopes

    Jan 5, 2018 Shahid Javed Burki fears that US pressure will undermine the country's slow, albeit steady, political progress.

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    Rescuing America’s Economy from Trump

    J. Bradford DeLong thinks the US president needs a regent, similar to the role Howard Baker played under Ronald Reagan.
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    The Transatlantic World Will Never Be the Same

    Carl Bildt urges Europeans to prepare for the worst from Donald Trump’s America, which is behaving like an adversary.
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    Making Sense of the Tariff Chaos

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg considers whether the zero-sum logic behind the new US policy will spread.
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    Is Trump Engineering the Decline and Fall of the Dollar?

    Jeffrey Frankel

    Dollar devaluation and dollar dominance are not necessarily mutually exclusive. But the approach to weakening the greenback that US President Donald Trump’s administration is considering would almost certainly spell the end of the US dollar’s reign as the dominant international currency.

     exposes fundamental flaws in the US administration’s vision for weakening the greenback.
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    Trump’s War on Foreign Aid and the Rise of Transactional Diplomacy

    Bright Simons highlights the global implications of the administration’s decision to shut down USAID.
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    Insuring Coastal and Ocean Resilience

    Ekhosuehi Iyahen explains how the insurance industry can mobilize private capital toward nature-based solutions.
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    What AI Can Learn From Aviation Safety

    Sylvain Duranton & Vanessa Lyon explain why the technology’s future depends on ensuring system integrity and preventing misuse.
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    America’s Big Trade Win

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

    Despite the uncertainty surrounding global trade, there are some bright spots – namely, booming trade in services. And here, ironically, the United States is leading the way, running a services trade surplus with most major economies and generating millions of good jobs for American workers.

     encourages the US government to acknowledge the country’s impressive success in exporting services.
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    Germany’s Incoming Government Has Embraced Military Keynesianism

    Tom Krebs & Isabella M. Weber warn that current plans to boost military spending will unnecessarily undercut other priorities.

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