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Yasmine Sherif is Executive Director of Education Cannot Wait.

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  1. Giving Afghan Girls the Education They Demand
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    Giving Afghan Girls the Education They Demand

    Aug 16, 2024 Yasmine Sherif urges public- and private-sector donors to increase funding for non-formal schooling in the country.

  2. An Opening in the Fight to Educate Afghan Girls
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    An Opening in the Fight to Educate Afghan Girls

    Dec 13, 2023 Gordon Brown & Yasmine Sherif urge leaders to establish a communication channel with Taliban officials who support reversing the school ban.

  3. The Taliban Cannot Defeat Women
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    The Taliban Cannot Defeat Women

    Jan 20, 2023 Gordon Brown & Yasmine Sherif sense fissures in the regime following the latest crackdown on access to education.

  4. The World Cup’s Education Goal
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    The World Cup’s Education Goal

    Nov 18, 2022 Gordon Brown & Yasmine Sherif see the event as an occasion to push the Taliban to end its ban on girls' education.

  5. Afghanistan’s Girls and Women Fight Back
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    Afghanistan’s Girls and Women Fight Back

    Oct 17, 2022 Gordon Brown & Yasmine Sherif call on the international community to help the country’s girls secure their right to an education.

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    What US Interest-Rate Cuts Mean for China

    Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng point out that the Federal Reserve’s monetary easing gives Chinese policymakers room to fight deflation.
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    Enjoy the Soft Landing

    J. Bradford DeLong marvels at the continued strength of the US economy following rapid monetary-policy tightening.
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    Policymakers’ Green-Tech Fantasy

    Daniel Gros refutes the widespread belief that renewables-related industries could form the foundation of a major economy.
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    Marietje Schaake on our tech overlords, antitrust, data protection, and more

    Marietje Schaake warns that Big Tech’s outsize influence threatens democracy, suggests what Western leaders can learn from Chinese technology governance, urges governments to use public procurement to influence the trajectory of digital technology, and more.
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    Capitalizing on the Weakening of Hamas and Hezbollah

    Dennis Ross

    The massive losses suffered by Hezbollah and Hamas – and the weakening of Iran’s so-called “axis of resistance” – needs to be seen in strategic terms. Put simply, it creates an opening to transform for the better not just Gaza and Lebanon but also much of the region.

     thinks Israel’s decimation of Iran’s proxies in Gaza and Lebanon must be viewed in strategic terms.
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    Warrior Nations of the Middle East

    Ian Buruma shows how shame and humiliation have shaped national identities that countenance further killing.
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    What Would Victory in Ukraine Look Like?

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr. considers what kind of peace settlement Ukraine might be able to accept in the near term.
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    The Crisis of America’s Public Defenders

    John J. Donohue & Eric A. Baldwin advocate a novel legal framework that could both increase fairness and help reduce crime.
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    Can Europe Create an Innovation Economy?

    Philippe Aghion, et al. explain what EU member states must do to stop falling further behind the United States economically.

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