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Simplice A. Asongu

Simplice A. Asongu

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Simplice A. Asongu is Lead Economist and Director of the African Governance and Development Institute.

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  1. Will France Derail West Africa's Common Currency?
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    Will France Derail West Africa's Common Currency?

    Nov 10, 2021 Simplice A. Asongu argues that President Emmanuel Macron is undermining his promise to rebalance relations with the continent.

  2. Can a West African Currency Union Work?
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    Can a West African Currency Union Work?

    Oct 15, 2019 Simplice A. Asongu outlines the challenges facing the 15 ECOWAS countries as they attempt to launch the ECO next year.

  3. Liberal Democracy in Africa Can Wait
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    Liberal Democracy in Africa Can Wait

    Jan 16, 2018 Simplice A. Asongu argues that political and economic stability are more important than free and fair elections.

  4. Who’s Really Threatening Europe?
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    Who’s Really Threatening Europe?

    Mar 21, 2017 Simplice A. Asongu puts the onus on immigration opponents to produce evidence supporting their incendiary claims.

  5. Building Africa’s Knowledge Economy
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    Building Africa’s Knowledge Economy

    Aug 17, 2016 Simplice A. Asongu provides a road map for making the continent globally competitive in the twenty-first century.

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    A Big Defeat for Big Tech

    Joseph E. Stiglitz

    Tech companies know that if there is an open, democratic debate about data security, consumers’ concerns about digital safeguards will win out. And while the industry's lobbyists tried to ensure that no such debate could ever occur, one of their more cynical moves has now been exposed and thwarted.

    details how the industry tried to slip extraordinary protections against regulation into US trade agreements.
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    Haiti’s Proud Boys

    Slavoj Žižek

    If we measure a failed state by the cracks in the edifice of its power, reflected in brewing ideological civil wars, deadlocked assemblies, and increasingly insecure public spaces, we must recognize that the United States is not so unlike Haiti. Both have given rise to violent gangs with political ambitions.

    warns that rich Western democracies are not immune to politically motivated gang violence.
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    Unity Is Europe’s Greatest Asset

    Connie Hedegaard emphasizes the importance of stability amid persistent economic and geopolitical crises.
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    The Truth About US Immigration

    Nancy Qian warns that overheated campaign-season rhetoric is dangerously polarizing and ultimately self-defeating.
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    The Zombification of Political Parties

    Jan-Werner Mueller argues that Donald Trump’s capture of the GOP’s organizational machinery recalls authoritarian tactics elsewhere.
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    The Economic Consequences of Legal Behavior

    Kaushik Basu highlights the potential benefits of emphasizing adherence to the spirit of laws, if not their letter.
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    For Nigeria’s Schools, Safety Must Come First

    Gordon Brown writes that the latest mass abduction of students underscores the dilemma facing parents throughout the country.
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    Give Women with Disabilities a Chance

    Nkechi S. Owoo explains what is needed to protect and empower one of the world’s most vulnerable demographic groups.
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    How Capitalism Became a Threat to Democracy

    Mordecai Kurz examines the economic policies and market dynamics that have ushered in America's Second Gilded Age.

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