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Minxin Pei on China’s economy, surveillance state, repression of dissent, and more
Minxin Pei on China’s economy, surveillance state, repression of dissent, and more
Minxin Pei doubts China’s government is willing to do what is needed to restore growth, describes the low-tech approaches taken by the country’s vast security apparatus, considers the Chinese social-credit system’s repressive potential, and more. -
Can China Get Out of Its Rut?
Can China Get Out of Its Rut?
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Yang Yao , Yu Yongding , Nouriel Roubini , Yi Fuxian , Stephen S. Roach , Nancy QianChina’s authorities have powerful economic-policy levers at their disposal to achieve their 5% growth target this year and put the economy on a more sustainable long-term growth path. But several trends – from the shift toward state capitalism to population aging to the loss of goodwill between Chinese and Americans – could thwart China’s ambition to join the ranks of high-income countries by mid-century.
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Governments Must Shape AI’s Future
Governments Must Shape AI’s Future
Mariana Mazzucato & Fausto Gernone urge policymakers to see themselves as proactive participants in technological innovation and market-making. -
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Is Techno-Monopoly Inevitable?
Is Techno-Monopoly Inevitable?
William H. Janeway assesses a new theory of “technological market power” and its effects on the modern economy. -
Joseph S. Nye, Jr., on nuclear risk, American hubris, great-power competition, and more
Joseph S. Nye, Jr., on nuclear risk, American hubris, great-power competition, and more
Joseph S. Nye, Jr. calls for restoring the credibility of the US nuclear umbrella, highlights the role of nongovernmental agencies in international relations, worries that the US will play its cards poorly vis-à-vis China, and more. -
The Struggle for Currency Supremacy
The Struggle for Currency Supremacy
Paolo Tasca expects that digital assets will accelerate efforts to create alternatives to the US dollar. -
The Immigration Tinderbox
The Immigration Tinderbox
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Alison L. LaCroix , Nancy Qian , Anne O. Krueger , Soňa Muzikárová , Federico FubiniIn the United States and Europe, immigration tends to divide people into opposing camps: those who claim that newcomers undermine economic opportunity and security for locals, and those who argue that welcoming migrants and refugees is a moral and economic imperative. How should one make sense of a debate that is often based on motivated reasoning, with emotion and underlying biases affecting the selection and interpretation of evidence?
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The Indian Giant Has Arrived
The Indian Giant Has Arrived
Mohamed A. El-Erian & Michael Spence consider the risks and challenges associated with the country's rapidly expanding global footprint. -
Angela Huyue Zhang on Chinese innovation, regulation, AI, and more
Angela Huyue Zhang on Chinese innovation, regulation, AI, and more
Angela Huyue Zhang warns that China’s lax approach to regulating artificial intelligence could lead to a crisis, highlights the impact of the market’s deep-seated mistrust of the Chinese legal system, considers how Western regulatory trends influence China, and more. -
How Capitalism Became a Threat to Democracy
How Capitalism Became a Threat to Democracy
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The Global Economy’s Biggest Untapped Resource
The Global Economy’s Biggest Untapped Resource
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Indermit Gill, Tea Trumbic, Nadia Calviño, Kristalina Georgieva, Odile Renaud-Basso, Rudo Kayombo, Yanis VaroufakisAt the current rate of progress, it will take about 300 years to end child marriage, 286 years to deliver full gender equality under the law, and 140 years to achieve equal representation in leadership positions in the workplace, the United Nations reports. This moral failure is compounded by its enormous opportunity cost: a massive improvement in human welfare.
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How Resilient Is Putin?
How Resilient Is Putin?
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Anastassia Fedyk, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Michael R. Strain, Nina L. Khrushcheva, Robin Brooks, Simon Johnson, Ian BurumaAs Russia prepares for another sham presidential election, the West is introducing new sanctions over the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, considering seizing some $300 billion of Russian central-bank assets, and struggling to overcome political hurdles to continued support for Ukraine. How, if at all, will these developments affect Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grip on political power?
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Will Today’s Tech Wave Drown Developing Countries?
Will Today’s Tech Wave Drown Developing Countries?
Xiaolan Fu considers how lower-income economies can respond to the rise of technologies unsuited to their specific needs.
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