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  1. China’s Debt-Trap Diplomacy

    China’s Debt-Trap Diplomacy

    Jan 23, 2017 Brahma Chellaney highlights the perils of Chinese infrastructure loans and investment in developing countries.

  2. The Grim Truth About the “Swedish Model”

    The Grim Truth About the “Swedish Model”

    Apr 17, 2020 Hans Bergstrom explains why the country adopted a lethally misguided approach to COVID-19, resulting in a high death toll.

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  4. The End of Neoliberalism and the Rebirth of History

    The End of Neoliberalism and the Rebirth of History

    Nov 4, 2019 Joseph E. Stiglitz argues that four decades of free-market orthodoxy have taken a high toll on democracy.

  5. The Makings of a 2020 Recession and Financial Crisis

    The Makings of a 2020 Recession and Financial Crisis

    Sep 13, 2018 Nouriel Roubini & Brunello Rosa list ten factors all pointing toward an economic downturn that will be more severe than the last.

  6. From Bad to Worse for Puerto Rico

    From Bad to Worse for Puerto Rico

    Feb 28, 2017 Joseph E. Stiglitz & Martín Guzmán pillory a federally imposed fiscal plan that openly assumes a Venezuela-style depression.

  7. The Big Blockchain Lie

    The Big Blockchain Lie

    Oct 15, 2018 Nouriel Roubini deconstructs the myth that distributed-ledger technologies will change the world for the better.

  8. Vladimir Putin and the Risk of World War III
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    Vladimir Putin and the Risk of World War III

    Mar 11, 2022 George Soros warns that, after misreading the situation in Ukraine, Russia's leader seems to know no limits.

  9. Why We Strike Again

    Why We Strike Again

    Nov 29, 2019 Greta Thunberg , et al. vow to do whatever it takes to push world leaders to act, beginning at the UN conference in Madrid.

  10. What Caused the Ukraine War?

    What Caused the Ukraine War?

    Oct 4, 2022 Joseph S. Nye, Jr. considers the deep, intermediate, and immediate factors behind Russia’s invasion.

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    Why the US Can’t Win the Trade War With China – and Shouldn’t Try

    Qiyuan Xu argues that high capital outflows – largely a result of US policy – have resulted in an undervalued renminbi.
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    The Dilemmas of the Dollar

    Barry Eichengreen

    The dollar's strength, particularly against major Asian currencies, has triggered a wave of skittishness in financial markets. Can anything be done to stem the greenback's rise, and even if something can be done, should it?

    asks whether anything can or should be done about the greenback's strength, especially against Asian currencies.
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    Clean Cooking Advances Women’s Empowerment

    Rachel Ruto outlines a gender-based strategy for improving energy access and reducing air pollution in Africa.
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    There Can Be No Business as Usual for European Industry

    Judith Kirton-Darling urges EU leaders to make a renewed Green Deal, backed by competitiveness-bolstering initiatives, a top priority.
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    Protests of Despair

    Slavoj Žižek

    While the ongoing pro-Palestinian student protests have many superficial similarities to the student uprisings of the late 1960s, only the latter envisioned a new political movement to ameliorate the ills of their time. The current protesters' goals are far more modest, which makes them all the more tragic.

    sees the pro-Palestinian student demonstrations as a signal of a much deeper, widespread malaise.
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    The Rise of the Finternet

    Agustín Carstens & Nandan Nilekani foresee a world in which cheap, secure, and near-instantaneous financial transactions are available to all.
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    Don’t Fret About Green Subsidies

    Dani Rodrik sees no good argument against industrial policies that accelerate growth in decarbonization industries.
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    Europe’s Geoeconomic Competitiveness Challenge

    Daniel Gros highlights the security risks raised by the prolonged decline of the EU’s relative economic power.
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    How Exceptional Is China’s Crony-Capitalist Boom?

    Yuen Yuen Ang explains how corruption both drove the country's GDP growth and sowed the seeds for its current economic problems.

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