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    European Security Cannot Be Found in the Past

    Friedrich Merz

    Just before Donald Trump’s re-election, Germany’s incoming chancellor warned that Europe could no longer afford to place its security in the hands of the United States. What seemed prescient then has become imperative now.

     laments that nostalgia for US leadership unites a continent that must define the decisive action needed now.
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    What Germany’s Election Means for the Western Left

    Bartosz M. Rydliński

    Fear of being left behind economically and socially proved to be potent fuel for the far-right Alternative für Deutschland, which for the first time won more votes than the Social Democrats in a German federal election. So long as center-left parties fail to address this fear, the far right will continue to exploit it.

     thinks social-democratic parties will continue to lose unless they find new ways to make inroads with workers.
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    Europe Is Only as Weak as It Thinks It Is

    Sławomir Sierakowski thinks the rupture with the US has given Europeans what they most need – a reason to get their act together.
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    Trump the Capitulator

    Carl Bildt considers the broader implications of America's betrayal of Ukraine to appease the Kremlin.
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    Austerity Is Back – and More Dangerous Than Ever

    Mark Blyth explains how an old orthodoxy is being put to more openly political and redistributive uses.
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    What Should Be on the Global Financial Agenda?

    José Antonio Ocampo offers a roadmap for this year's global conferences on “financing for development.”
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    Ian Buruma on Gaza, Trump, authoritarianism, and more

    Ian Buruma says there is no chance US democracy will emerge from Donald Trump’s second administration unscathed, explains why the left is losing the culture war in the US and Europe, touts the enduring importance of the humanities, and more.
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    Building the Next Generation of Public Institutions

    Geoff Mulgan touts new thinking about how to design agile, flexible, and trustworthy governance mechanisms.
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    In AI We Trust?

    William H. Janeway explains why even cutting-edge innovations are not immune to the world’s inherent unpredictability.
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    Building the Next Generation of Public Institutions

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    What Should Be on the Global Financial Agenda?

    Feb 25, 2025 José Antonio Ocampo offers a roadmap for this year's global conferences on “financing for development.”

  4. Austerity Is Back – and More Dangerous Than Ever
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    Austerity Is Back – and More Dangerous Than Ever

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    Ian Buruma on Gaza, Trump, authoritarianism, and more

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    Ian Buruma on Gaza, Trump, authoritarianism, and more

    Ian Buruma says there is no chance US democracy will emerge from Donald Trump’s second administration unscathed, explains why the left is losing the culture war in the US and Europe, touts the enduring importance of the humanities, and more.
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    In AI We Trust?

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    Germany at a Crossroads

    Ulrike Malmendier, et al. urge policymakers to pursue bold structural reforms, rather than clinging to an outdated growth model.
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    Daniel Gros on DeepSeek, Germany's malaise, EU competitiveness, and more

    Daniel Gros hopes that a Chinese startup's apparent AI breakthrough will provide a much-needed boost to European competitiveness, advises the EU on how to deal with Donald Trump, urges Europe to improve conditions for bottom-up innovation, and more.
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    World Order in a Time of Monsters

    Minouche Shafik highlights the critical importance of reinvigorating social contracts at the national level.
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    The Tragedy of Zhou Enlai

    Minxin Pei reflects on the complicated life and legacy of the renowned diplomat who was Mao Zedong’s dutiful lieutenant.

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    Ensuring Europe’s Supply of Critical Minerals

    Rüya Perincek & Andreas Goldthau call for coordinated funding, resource diplomacy, and secondary material partnerships to boost recycling.
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    The Climate Policy Pendulum

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