The populist challenge in many countries has been both a threat and a rebuke to the liberal consensus. How should policymakers who want to defend the principles of tolerance, openness, and rationality best counter their opponents?
Nov 28, 2016 Dominique Moisi considers the consequences of a right-wing populist victory in France's upcoming presidential election.
Nov 24, 2016 Harold James asks whether a firewall can be built around Brexit and Donald Trump's victory in the US.
Oct 28, 2016 Anatole Kaletsky uses Brexit voting data to show that economic dislocation had little to do with the outcome.
Oct 28, 2016 Michael Spence explains how new technologies have both fueled the problem and enabled mobilization against it.
Oct 27, 2016 Andrés Velasco rejects the view that populist politics is simply a response to bad economics.
Oct 25, 2016 Jeffrey Frankel rebuts the argument that central bankers should be addressing income inequality.
Apr 24, 2024 Anne O. Krueger
Apr 24, 2024 Brahma Chellaney
Apr 24, 2024 Peter G. Kirchschläger
Apr 24, 2024 Ana Palacio
From a long list of criminal indictments to unfavorable voter demographics, there is plenty standing between presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump and a second term in the White House. But a Trump victory in the November election remains a distinct possibility – and a cause for serious economic concern.
