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Tom Achoki

Tom Achoki

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Tom Achoki, a former Sloan fellow at MIT, is Co-Founder of the Africa Institute for Health Policy.

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  1. Investing in Global Health Enhances US National Security
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    Investing in Global Health Enhances US National Security

    Dec 12, 2024 Walter O. Ochieng & Tom Achoki urge the incoming Trump administration to build on the success of Operation Warp Speed.

  2. The Critical-Minerals Race Could Fuel Global Inequality
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    The Critical-Minerals Race Could Fuel Global Inequality

    Jul 29, 2024 Tom Achoki urges international policymakers to safeguard vulnerable communities throughout the value chain.

  3. Preparing Now for the Next Disease X
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    Preparing Now for the Next Disease X

    May 29, 2024 Tom Achoki, et al. propose several steps governments can take to establish robust and resilient response mechanisms.

  4. What Corporations Need to Know About Public Health
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    What Corporations Need to Know About Public Health

    Feb 16, 2024 Tom Achoki describes a framework for understanding health systems that should guide investment and interventions.

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    Europe Can and Must Resist Trump

    Zaki Laïdi explains how the European Union should respond to American imperial nationalism.
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    Bending the Arc of AI Development Toward Shared Progress

    Anne Bouverot outlines the French government's objectives for the AI Action Summit in Paris.
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    Developing Countries Need a New Approach to Long-Term Financing

    Hannah Wanjie Ryder & Kate Hampton propose reforms that would facilitate low-interest lending to fund critical climate and development goals.
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    Trump’s Smoke and Mirrors

    J. Bradford DeLong upbraids US journalists for refusing to distinguish bluster from genuine policy initiatives.
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    Why Does DeepSeek Matter?

    Chinese tech startup DeepSeek’s release of a high-performance, low-cost artificial-intelligence platform has roiled financial markets and raised fundamental questions about the business models of American AI giants. Will the technology turn out to be a boon for competition in a critical industry, or should it be viewed as a geopolitical shot across the West’s bow?

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    Resisting Digital Feudalism

    Mariana Mazzucato calls for urgent action to shape the development of AI before it becomes another means of rent extraction.
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    World Order in a Time of Monsters

    Minouche Shafik

    A stable and cooperative global order cannot be built without first repairing broken national social contracts. While unequal and anxious countries become fertile ground for nationalism and selfishness, prosperous economies are more likely to foster generosity and support for international cooperation.

    highlights the critical importance of reinvigorating social contracts at the national level.
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    How Not to Respond to Trump’s Tariffs

    Dani Rodrik advises America’s trade partners not to embrace retaliation, because that would harm mainly themselves.
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    Europe Found Its Values and Lost Its Way

    Jean-Pierre Landau warns that the EU’s focus on high-level principles is undermining its economic dynamism and global influence.

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