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The Digital Economy’s New Monetary Imperative
Piroska Nagy Mohácsi
thinks governments must embrace central bank digital currencies or risk a fundamental loss of control.
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The Lost Liberal Legal Imagination
The Lost Liberal Legal Imagination
Nicholas Reed Langen considers the complicated legacy of a progressive jurist whom conservatives now champion. -
The Quad’s Big Moment
The Quad’s Big Moment
Richard Maude, et al. examine the emerging Indo-Pacific coalition from the perspective of each of its members – and its main rival. -
India’s Law-of-the-Jungle Raj
India’s Law-of-the-Jungle Raj
Ashoka Mody considers what the life and death of criminal-politician Atiq Ahmed reveals about the country. -
How Russia Survives
How Russia Survives
Federico Fubini & Alexandra Prokopenko explain why the world's toughest-ever sanctions regime must be sharpened – and suggest how to do it. -
China and Russia’s Long Dance
China and Russia’s Long Dance
Philip Snow assesses the origins of and prospects for today's Sino-Russian relations from a deeper historical perspective. -
The Bank of Japan’s Remarkable Decade
The Bank of Japan’s Remarkable Decade
Takatoshi Ito considers what Haruhiko Kuroda achieved as governor during ten years of unconventional monetary policies. -
The Pitfalls of Dollar Hegemony
The Pitfalls of Dollar Hegemony
Jonathan Ira Levy shows why no modern national economy, least of all the United States, can be understood in isolation. -
In Search of a New Political Economy
In Search of a New Political Economy
Daron Acemoglu identifies five questions that must be addressed to bring policymaking into the twenty-first century. -
Why Inflation Persists
Why Inflation Persists
Lars P. Feld navigates the complex array of factors that give rise to one of the biggest problems in macroeconomics. -
Revisiting America’s War of Choice in Iraq
Revisiting America’s War of Choice in Iraq
Richard Haass considers the enduring lessons from a foreign intervention that was both ill-conceived and poorly executed. -
Rethinking Debt Sustainability in Africa
Rethinking Debt Sustainability in Africa
Célestin Monga shows why analysts need a more holistic framework for assessing African countries' “balance sheets.” -
Putin’s Dogs of War
Putin’s Dogs of War
Dina Khapaeva dissects what the growing prominence of the Wagner Group’s mercenaries says about Vladimir Putin’s regime.
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