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Dennis J. Snower

Dennis J. Snower

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Dennis J. Snower, a professorial research fellow at the Institute for New Economic Thinking and a senior research fellow at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, is President of the Global Solutions Initiative, President Emeritus of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, and a non-resident fellow at the Brookings Institution.

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  1. All Are Welcome at the Climate Club
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    All Are Welcome at the Climate Club

    Aug 5, 2022 Avram Alpert & Dennis J. Snower explain why a new German-designed coordination framework can succeed where similar past efforts have failed.

  2. Rebuilding the Foundation for Peaceful Progress
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    Rebuilding the Foundation for Peaceful Progress

    Mar 23, 2022 Dennis J. Snower calls for political leaders to focus on three priorities of global collective action.

  3. How to End Climate Failure
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    How to End Climate Failure

    Dec 13, 2021 Dennis J. Snower urges leaders to follow the late economist Elinor Ostrom’s principles for managing the global commons.

  4. The Real Economic Fallout of COVID-19
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    The Real Economic Fallout of COVID-19

    Apr 8, 2020 Dennis J. Snower says governments must focus on overcoming the production and consumption imbalances caused by the pandemic.

  5. Fighting the Diseases of Want and Plenty
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    Fighting the Diseases of Want and Plenty

    Dec 11, 2019 Dennis J. Snower urges prevention as the most effective way to reduce disease burdens in rich and poor countries alike.

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    Will the Renewed US Support for Ukraine Be Enough?

    Ian Bremmer

    Sixteen months of congressional inaction in the United States has left Ukrainian forces exhausted and short on ammo. Although America has now finally enacted another package of financial and military aid, the best that the Ukrainians can hope for is another stalemate, rather than another major offensive against Russian lines.

     explains how an additional $61 billion in aid and arms will, and will not, change the course of the war.
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    The Lasting Legacy of Abenomics

    Koichi Hamada highlights two important aspects of the late Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzō’s policy agenda.
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    Fertilizers Will Not Fix Africa’s Food Crisis

    Silke Bollmohr & Harun Warui refute the idea that industrial inputs will increase yields and alleviate hunger on the continent.
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    What TikTok Got Wrong About America

    Nancy Qian thinks the company sealed its fate by aggressively interfering in the US political process.
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    US-China Cooperation Remains Possible

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

    Although the US has abandoned its policy of engagement with China, the strategy of great-power competition that has replaced it does not preclude cooperation in some areas. A good analogy is a soccer match, where two teams battle fiercely but abide by certain rules and boundaries, kicking only the ball, rather than each other.

     identifies seven areas where the two countries can still work together toward mutually beneficial outcomes.
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    Might Modi Lose?

    Shashi Tharoor predicts that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party will perform worse than expected in India’s general election.
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    The European Union’s New Triumvirate

    Sławomir Sierakowski sees France, Germany, and Poland setting a new strategic course for the bloc.
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    The Popular Decimation of India’s Democracy

    Pranab Bardhan examines the shrewd tactics and false narratives that underpin broad support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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    Why Non-Compete Clauses Should Be Banned

    Eric Posner explains why the arguments in favor of legally binding employees to firms ultimately fall flat.

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