In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, world leaders repeated the soothing mantra that there could be no repeat of the Great Depression, partly because international cooperation was better institutionalized. And yet one man, Edward Snowden, has shown how far removed from reality that claim remains.
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PRINCETON – In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, world leaders repeated a soothing mantra. There could be no repeat of the Great Depression, not only because monetary policy was much better (it was), but also because international cooperation was better institutionalized. And yet one man, the American former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, has shown how far removed from reality that claim remains.