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    The Lonesome Death of Alexei Navalny

    Nina L. Khrushcheva

    From leading protests against the rigged parliamentary elections of 2011 to investigating the corruption of Russia’s elites to seeking to unseat Presdient Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny was relentless in his nearly two-decade-long campaign against corruption in and around the Kremlin. Putin responded as any Russian despot would.

     has no doubt that, directly or indirectly, it was the Kremlin that killed the imprisoned opposition leader.
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    Can Marwan Barghouti Be the Palestinian Nelson Mandela?

    Daoud Kuttab thinks the imprisoned Fatah leader could be the key to reviving the two-state solution.
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    Why Is the Maldives Spurning India?

    Shashi Tharoor worries that the island nation is becoming a Chinese client and nurturing Islamist radicalism.
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    Pakistan’s Middle-Class Rage Against Military Rule

    Adeel Malik explains how economic dissatisfaction fueled the electoral backlash against the country’s leadership.
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    Western Technology Firms Must Stop Supplying Russia’s War Machine

    Anastassia Fedyk, et al. outline several steps that governments can take to close the loopholes in the current sanctions regime.
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    The Polycrisis Industrial Complex

    David Keen & Ruben Andersson discern a pattern of problems being exploited for gain without ever being solved.
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    Elon Musk and the Absolutist Revival

    Katharina Pistor laments the modern cult of the CEO, which allows corporate leaders to pick and choose their own laws.
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    Europe Must Rearm Now

    Philippe Legrain urges NATO's European members to act immediately on the threat that the United States could abandon them.
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    The Lonesome Death of Alexei Navalny

    Nina L. Khrushcheva

    From leading protests against the rigged parliamentary elections of 2011 to investigating the corruption of Russia’s elites to seeking to unseat Presdient Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny was relentless in his nearly two-decade-long campaign against corruption in and around the Kremlin. Putin responded as any Russian despot would.

     has no doubt that, directly or indirectly, it was the Kremlin that killed the imprisoned opposition leader.
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    America’s Steel Madness

    Anne O. Krueger explains why opposition to Nippon Steel's acquisition of US Steel is deeply misguided.
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    Can Marwan Barghouti Be the Palestinian Nelson Mandela?

    Daoud Kuttab thinks the imprisoned Fatah leader could be the key to reviving the two-state solution.
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    What Corporations Need to Know About Public Health

    Tom Achoki describes a framework for understanding health systems that should guide investment and interventions.
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    What Was Capitalism?

    James Livingston asks whether those at the commanding heights of today's economy are steering us toward feudalism or fatuousness.
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    Reducing Plastic Pollution Requires Local Remedies

    Mirei Endara de Heras explains why on-the-ground initiatives to remove waste must complement top-down efforts to curb production.
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    The Case for Regulating Generative AI Through Common Law

    S. Alex Yang & Angela Huyue Zhang propose a regulatory framework that is both adaptable and tailored to specific contexts.
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    Why Is the Maldives Spurning India?

    Shashi Tharoor worries that the island nation is becoming a Chinese client and nurturing Islamist radicalism.
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    Pakistan’s Middle-Class Rage Against Military Rule

    Adeel Malik explains how economic dissatisfaction fueled the electoral backlash against the country’s leadership.

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