For decades, US policymakers have preferred piecemeal tactical actions, while the Chinese government has consistently taken a more strategic approach. This mismatch is the reason why Huawei, to the shock of sanctions-focused American officials, was able to make a processor breakthrough in its flagship smartphone.
warns that short-termism will never be enough to offset the long-term benefits of strategic thinking.
With a democratic recession underway in many countries, one now commonly hears talk of democratic “backsliding” on a global scale. But not only is that term misleading; it also breeds fatalism, diverting our attention from potential paths out of the new authoritarianism.
thinks the language commonly used to describe the shift toward authoritarianism is hampering solutions.
Ashoka Mody
explains the roots of the lack of accountability in India, highlights shortcomings in human capital and gender equality, casts doubt on the country’s ability to assume a Chinese-style role in manufacturing, and more.
苏黎世—千年发展目标(MDG)在推动人类健康方面取得了巨大的成功,要继续成功下啊去很难。在仅仅15年里,儿童死亡率下降了一半,疟疾致死率下降了60%。如今,全世界近1,500万人能获得艾滋病治疗,帮助他们继续成为有生产力的社会成员,而在2000年MDG启动时,这一数字只有10,000人。
刚刚被联合国采纳、指导未来15年全球发展措施的可持续发展目标(SDG)是否能够复制MDG的成功?MDG的漂亮历史记录显然让我们感到大有希望。但新的健康相关目标比此前的目标更广泛、更宏大。而从诸多角度看,公共卫生状况也比2000年更具挑战性。
新的SDG制定了一个崇高的目标(goal):历史上第一次,世界领导人承诺要减少因癌症、心脏病和糖尿病等慢性疾病所引起的过早死亡。在人口快速增长和快速老龄化的当下,这是一个艰难的任务。慢性病在两种情况中都是致死主因——并且占比日益提高。而超过二十亿人仍然无法得到基本药物。
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