Rather than reducing concentrated market power through “disruption” or “creative destruction,” technological innovation historically has only added to the problem, by awarding monopolies to just one or a few dominant firms. And market forces offer no remedy to the problem; only public policy can provide that.
shows that technological change leads not to disruption, but to deeper, more enduring forms of market power.
The passing of America’s preeminent foreign-policy thinker and practitioner marks the end of an era. Throughout his long and extraordinarily influential career, Henry Kissinger built a legacy that Americans would be wise to heed in this new era of great-power politics and global disarray.
reviews the life and career of America’s preeminent foreign-policy scholar-practitioner.
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爱丁堡——在最近举行的七国领导人、北约成员国和二十国集团外长会议上,所有人都十分清楚地看到,世界正面临着几十年来前所未有的一系列紧迫危机。国际紧张局势正随着粮食和能源不安全的日益加剧、货币贬值、债务危机迫在眉睫、2019年新冠疫情持续肆虐、以及气候变化和武装冲突影响的持续升级而发展到令人震惊的高度。
二十国集团此前是一个解决金融和经济问题的论坛,该论坛正被推入到极为危险的敏感地带,而今年是由印度尼西亚担任论坛主席。该集团领袖将于今年11月中旬召开的峰会所起的作用至关重要;但我们不能等到那时再开始解决今天错综复杂的危机。二十国集团应启动虚拟(在线进程),在11月峰会召开之前朝着达成共同协调对策而努力。
按照世界粮食计划署(WFP)所提供的数据,目前已有超过8亿人长期处于饥饿状态,其中多达3.23亿人有可能饿死。能源价格持续飙升,而新冠疫情继续在世界疫苗接种率较低的人口中肆虐(低收入国家完全接种疫苗的人口仅为16.5%)。此外,约 60%的低收入国家已陷入债务困境,而世界各地的不同群体正在经受干旱、洪水、野火和其他气候崩溃症状的侵袭。
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