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Opinion Has ItNov 3, 2020Richard Pildes & Elmira Bayrasli
examine polarization’s deep roots in the US – and its implications for the next administration’s ability to govern.
Opinion Has ItOct 27, 2020Richard Pildes & Elmira Bayrasli
discuss what may transpire if the results of the upcoming US presidential election are delayed.
Opinion Has ItOct 13, 2020Kathy Matsui & Elmira Bayrasli
assess the impact and future of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s signature economic-policy program.
Opinion Has ItSep 29, 2020Claudia Sahm & Elmira Bayrasli
consider what the US Federal Reserve’s new monetary-policy framework means for America’s economic outlook.
Opinion Has ItSep 15, 2020Bill McKibben & Elmira Bayrasli
assess the world’s chances of cutting greenhouse-gas emissions fast enough to avert catastrophe.
Opinion Has ItSep 1, 2020Robert Kelchen & Elmira Bayrasli
discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is devastating – and transforming – US colleges and universities.
Opinion Has ItAug 18, 2020Julia Azari & Elmira Bayrasli
discuss how Kamala Harris, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s running mate, will shape the US vice presidency.
Opinion Has ItJul 28, 2020Daniel W. Drezner & Elmira Bayrasli
consider whether the pandemic will be the final nail in the coffin of the Westphalian system, built on the sovereignty of the nation-state.
Opinion Has ItJul 14, 2020Lisa D. Cook & Elmira Bayrasli
discuss the lack of diversity in economics, and its effects on US policy over the last century.
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President Donald Trump’s recent election defeat is a necessary step toward restoring sanity to American politics. But it is only the first of many steps that will be required to convince the world that the US no longer poses a threat to itself or others.
explains why President-elect Joe Biden cannot restore US global leadership and would be wrong to try.
Joe Biden’s election as president of the United States has dealt a serious blow to the illiberal nationalist governments of Hungary and Poland. But the ongoing dispute over the European Union’s new budget and COVID-19 recovery fund suggests that Europe’s right-wing populist leaders – and their attacks on the rule of law – are not about to fade away.
