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Germany’s Great Pacifism Debate Politics Sean Gallup/Getty Images Germany’s Great Pacifism Debate Helmut K. Anheier explains why the country will benefit from one of its most ferocious war of words in decades.
The IMF Is Still Behind the Times on Capital Controls Economics STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images The IMF Is Still Behind the Times on Capital Controls Joseph E. Stiglitz & Jonathan D. Ostry thinks the Fund’s revised policy framework is better than the previous one, but still flawed.
India’s COVID Con Politics Biplov BhuyanHindustan Times via Getty Images India’s COVID Con Shashi Tharoor accuses the government of subordinating accurate mortality reporting to its obsession with image control.
Funding the Polio Eradication Endgame Smart Development Mohammed Hamoud/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Funding the Polio Eradication Endgame Minda Dentler urges international donors to support a new vaccination effort aimed at eliminating the disease for good.
The Inflation Tail Is Wagging the Policy Dog Economics Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Inflation Tail Is Wagging the Policy Dog Daniel J. Arbess thinks central banks’ quantitative tightening could have dire consequences for fiscal and debt sustainability.
Beware a Global Economy with Little Fires Everywhere Economics Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images Beware a Global Economy with Little Fires Everywhere Mohamed A. El-Erian explains why the rich world must help developing countries to counter the fallout from the Ukraine war.
Kofi Annan’s Lessons in Global Leadership Politics Fabrice Corffrini/AFP via Getty Images Kofi Annan’s Lessons in Global Leadership Nane Annan, et al. argue that today’s crises call for leaders who reflect the former UN secretary-general’s virtues.
Turkey Is Exploiting the Fog of War Culture Omer Messinger/Getty Images Turkey Is Exploiting the Fog of War Seyla Benhabib decries the Erdoğan government's sentencing of a renowned civic activist to imprisonment for life.