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Susan Leigh Anderson

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Susan Leigh Anderson is Professor Emerita of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut.

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The Promise of Ethical Machines
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The Promise of Ethical Machines

Dec 16, 2016 Susan Leigh Anderson emphasizes ethicists' integral role in developing robots that we can trust to act independently.

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Is Economic Development the Key to Mideast Peace?
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Is Economic Development the Key to Mideast Peace?

Michael J. Boskin outlines the Trump administration's blueprint for financial aid and reform in the Palestinian territories.

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Istanbul Shows How Democracy Is Won
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Istanbul Shows How Democracy Is Won

Daron Acemoglu & James A. Robinson

For months, the world looked on as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attempted to reverse the outcome of the city's municipal election. But now that Erdoğan's party has been defeated once again (and massively so this time around), his fundamental weakness has been exposed – as has that of populist authoritarians everywhere.

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Asia’s Student-Debt Time Bomb
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Asia’s Student-Debt Time Bomb

M Niaz Asadullah & Theresa Chan urge policymakers to ease the growing financial burden on university graduates – before it's too late.

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What Carrie Lam Should Do Next
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What Carrie Lam Should Do Next

Chris Patten

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam is lonely and beleaguered following huge protests against a deeply unpopular extradition law. To ease tensions in the city, Lam should announce that the proposed law is dead, and launch an open and independent inquiry into police activity during the protests.

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Bad News for the World’s Poorest
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Bad News for the World’s Poorest

Ceyla Pazarbasioglu fears that slower economic growth will make the global fight against poverty even harder.

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Ending Trade in the Tools of Torture
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Ending Trade in the Tools of Torture

Cecilia Malmström calls for rules barring international commerce in instruments whose sole purpose is to inflict pain on humans.

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The End of “Chimerica”
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The End of “Chimerica”

Mark Leonard worries about what a decoupling between China and the United States will mean for Europe.

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A Grassroots Antidote to Populism
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A Grassroots Antidote to Populism

Ismaël Emelien & David Amiel urge the West's collapsing mainstream political parties to demonstrate “progressivism in action.”

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