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Shahid Javed Burki

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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
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    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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    The Lonesome Death of Alexei Navalny

    Nina L. Khrushcheva

    From leading protests against the rigged parliamentary elections of 2011 to investigating the corruption of Russia’s elites to seeking to unseat Presdient Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny was relentless in his nearly two-decade-long campaign against corruption in and around the Kremlin. Putin responded as any Russian despot would.

     has no doubt that, directly or indirectly, it was the Kremlin that killed the imprisoned opposition leader.
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    America’s Steel Madness

    Anne O. Krueger explains why opposition to Nippon Steel's acquisition of US Steel is deeply misguided.
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    Can Marwan Barghouti Be the Palestinian Nelson Mandela?

    Daoud Kuttab thinks the imprisoned Fatah leader could be the key to reviving the two-state solution.
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    What Corporations Need to Know About Public Health

    Tom Achoki describes a framework for understanding health systems that should guide investment and interventions.
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    What Was Capitalism?

    James Livingston asks whether those at the commanding heights of today's economy are steering us toward feudalism or fatuousness.
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    Reducing Plastic Pollution Requires Local Remedies

    Mirei Endara de Heras explains why on-the-ground initiatives to remove waste must complement top-down efforts to curb production.
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    The Case for Regulating Generative AI Through Common Law

    S. Alex Yang & Angela Huyue Zhang propose a regulatory framework that is both adaptable and tailored to specific contexts.
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    Why Is the Maldives Spurning India?

    Shashi Tharoor worries that the island nation is becoming a Chinese client and nurturing Islamist radicalism.
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    Pakistan’s Middle-Class Rage Against Military Rule

    Adeel Malik explains how economic dissatisfaction fueled the electoral backlash against the country’s leadership.

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