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Out of Order?

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The inauguration of US President Donald Trump and rising populism in Europe pose a fundamental threat to the liberal world order, underpinned by the UN, the EU, NATO, the IMF, and the World Bank. Can peace be maintained and economies thrive in a world where nationalism displaces multilateral institutions?

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  1. Aligning the West for an Uncertain World
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    Aligning the West for an Uncertain World

    Jan 18, 2017 Iain Conn urges the US, UK, and EU to show a united front in the face of multiple global challenges.

  2. The New Year and the New Populism
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    The New Year and the New Populism

    Jan 17, 2017 Margaret MacMillan argues that the new populism has clarified the link between nationalism and authoritarianism.

  3. Europe’s Values Are Its Best Defense
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    Europe’s Values Are Its Best Defense

    Jan 13, 2017 Donald Tusk warns that an internally broken EU will be incapable of rising to any of the challenges it faces.

  4. Democracy, Inclusion, and Prosperity
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    Democracy, Inclusion, and Prosperity

    Jan 12, 2017 Raghuram G. Rajan says we cannot complacently assume that political freedom always creates economic prosperity.

  5. Hoping for the Best Against Trump
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    Hoping for the Best Against Trump

    Jan 10, 2017 Ian Buruma asks whether liberals have any reason to feel optimistic after a year of political disasters.

  6. Democracy’s Broken Promises
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    Democracy’s Broken Promises

    Jan 5, 2017 Andrés Velasco believes rising populism reflects a significant principal-agent problem within liberal democracies.

  1. bloomberg7_Chris HondrosGetty Images_UScaloriesmenu Chris Hondros/Getty Images

    What Can Stop the Shortening of American Lives?

    Michael R. Bloomberg shows how a loss of public trust in public-health professionals is undercutting US life expectancy.
  2. roach163_ROBERTO SCHMIDTAFP via Getty Images_mikegallagher Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images

    American Sinophobia

    Stephen S. Roach warns that fear has driven US policymakers to level a litany of unsubstantiated charges against China.
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    Africa’s Prosperity Depends on Achieving Gender Equality

    Jane Kabubo-Mariara outlines steps policymakers can take to redistribute unpaid domestic work among households and communities.
  4. lacroix2_ Michael GonzalezGetty Images_texasUSflags Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images

    Texas and the Perpetual Crisis of American Federalism

    Alison L. LaCroix

    By asserting its right to pursue an immigration policy at odds with that of the US federal government, Texas is reviving a constitutional debate that recurred throughout the early nineteenth century, culminating in the Civil War. It is an ominous reminder that the perpetuation of the Union can never be taken for granted.

    highlights the constitutional threat posed by the state's attempt to impose its own immigration policy.
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    Europe’s High Noon

    Harold James

    With Ukraine depleted and overstretched, and with Russia posing a security threat to the Baltics and Europe more broadly, diplomatic and strategic coordination is more necessary than it has been since the end of the Cold War. Yet political leaders in Europe and the United States look too weak to rise to the occasion.

    worries that Western political leaders lack the will to take the risky decisions that security demands.
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    A Breakthrough Opportunity for Global Governance

    Mubarak Al-Kuwari, et al. propose new international institutions to confront today’s AI-regulation and peacebuilding challenges.
  7. fubini11_Antonio MasielloGetty Images_meloni Antonio Masiello/Getty Images

    Why Is Europe Moving Rightward?

    Federico Fubini considers why nationalist parties are gaining ground in countries that renounced nationalism decades ago.
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    Who’s Afraid of Price Controls?

    Tom Krebs & Isabella M. Weber explain why Germany's economy is paying dearly for the government's failure to cap energy costs in 2022.
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    How to Save the Pandemic Treaty

    Mariana Mazzucato explains what it will take to prevent or minimize the costs of future contagious outbreaks like COVID-19.

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