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The Republican Party’s likely presidential candidate is a racist, misogynistic xenophobe. Many Americans and others – not to mention Republican leaders – may be horrified, but Donald Trump has merely brought to the US a political style developed in Europe and perfected in Russia.

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  1. Ancient Rome’s Donald Trump
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    Ancient Rome’s Donald Trump

    Apr 5, 2016 Philip Freeman profiles the politician that helped bring down the Roman Republic.

  2. Trump’s Italian Prototype
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    Trump’s Italian Prototype

    Mar 14, 2016 Bill Emmott draws lessons for the US from Italy's experience with Silvio Berlusconi.

  3. The World According to Trump
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    The World According to Trump

    Mar 10, 2016 Bernard-Henri Lévy places the Donald in the context of a politics perfected by Silvio Berlusconi and Vladimir Putin.

  4. The Politics of Anger
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    The Politics of Anger

    Mar 9, 2016 Dani Rodrik takes mainstream politicians to task for refusing to address the causes of rising populism worldwide.

  5. Donald Trump’s Message
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    Donald Trump’s Message

    Mar 4, 2016 Joseph S. Nye, Jr. criticizes the Republican presidential frontrunner for embracing a narrow and parochial appeal.

  6. The Great Populists
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    The Great Populists

    Feb 5, 2016 Jacek Rostowski says that a new breed of politicians poses a new set of risks to the West.

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    Trump Is Putin’s Only Hope Now

    Carl Bildt considers the implications of Ukraine finally receiving the Western military aid it has been waiting for.
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    How to Rebuild Trust in Public Institutions

    Eleanor Carter & Carolyn J. Heinrich highlight the value of face-to-face interactions at a time when governments are phasing out in-person services.
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    Is Trump Above the Law?

    Nancy Isenberg

    Contrary to what former US President Donald Trump would have the American public believe, no president enjoys absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. To suggest otherwise is to reject a bedrock principle of American democracy: the president is not a monarch.

    explains why the US Supreme Court must reject the former president's claim to immunity from prosecution.
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    Ukraine Is Far From Doomed

    Tatyana Deryugina & Anastassia Fedyk

    When comparing Ukraine’s situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible. But it will require the West, and the US in particular, to put aside domestic political squabbles and muster the political will to provide Ukraine with consistent and robust military and financial assistance.

    compare Russia's full-scale invasion to World War II and see reason to hope – as long as aid keeps flowing.
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    The Pandemic Financing Developing Countries Need

    Rachel Glennerster urges multilateral development banks to establish mechanisms that enable at-risk vaccine purchases.
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    The Geopolitics of Africa’s Debt Crisis

    Anne O. Krueger urges developed countries to back efforts by the IMF and the World Bank to promote growth-enhancing reforms.
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    Why the EU’s New Migration Pact Matters

    Ana Palacio applauds the pragmatic coalition-building, especially by Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, that enabled the deal.
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    AI Needs UN Oversight

    Peter G. Kirchschläger calls for the creation of a watchdog – similar to the IAEA – that employs a human rights-based approach.
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    The West Is Hastening Its Own Decline

    Brahma Chellaney argues that the unprecedented US and European sanctions against Russia are backfiring.

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