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Europe's Ever-Closer Disunion

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Euroskeptic parties scored big gains in the just-completed European Parliament election. What impact will the rise of populist forces have on the survival of the single currency, the lives of immigrants, and the future composition of the European Union, and how will consumers, investors, and national policymakers feel the effects?

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  1. The Messages of May 25
    Ukraine 2014 Election booth_Aleksandr Sinitsa_UNIAN Aleksandr Sinitsa/UNIAN

    The Messages of May 25

    Jun 3, 2014 Ana Palacio encourages Europe and Ukraine to draw the right lessons from one another's recent elections.

  2. A Manifesto for European Change
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    A Manifesto for European Change

    Jun 3, 2014 Tony Blair proposes a new approach and a new agenda for realizing the EU's potential.

  3. Europe’s Nationalists on the March
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    Europe’s Nationalists on the March

    May 31, 2014 Joschka Fischer asks why so many Europeans are turning to an ideology that has meant only war and destruction.

  4. Re-Winning Europe
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    Re-Winning Europe

    May 30, 2014 Javier Solana offers a plan to renovate the EU's increasingly ineffective and unpopular institutions.

  5. Strengthening Europe’s Limited Power
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    Strengthening Europe’s Limited Power

    May 30, 2014 Jean Pisani-Ferry wants the EU to work within its current mandate but to have the tools needed to carry it out.

  6. Europe’s Ukrainian Lifeline
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    Europe’s Ukrainian Lifeline

    May 28, 2014 George Soros shows why EU support for Ukraine would end up benefiting Europe.

  1. chatoux1_Dilok KlaisatapornGetty Images_carbonremoval Dilok Klaisataporn/Getty Images

    How the EU Can Scale Up Carbon Removal

    Ludovic Chatoux & Sophia Escheu urge European policymakers to use regulation to increase investment in this crucial green technology.
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    The Way Forward in Syria

    Carl Bildt

    Governing Syria has never been a simple affair, given the country’s complex cultural, ethnic, and religious composition. The best chance the country has following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad is to follow the roadmap that the United Nations adopted in 2015.

    urges all parties involved to support the political roadmap that the United Nations adopted in 2015.
  3. alvarado1_Marcos PinGettyImages_ecuador_crime_scene Marcos Pin/Getty Images

    Crime Is Punishing Latin America’s Economies

    Nathalie Alvarado & Ana María Ibáñez explain how the problem acts as a tax on development – one that the region can no longer afford to pay.
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    China’s New Social Contract

    Ana Palacio highlights a fundamental shift in priorities brought about by slowing growth and changing public expectations.
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    The Energy Transition That Couldn’t

    Richard Haass & Carolyn Kissane

    Dominant intellectual frameworks persist until their limitations in describing reality become undeniable, paving the way for a new paradigm. The idea that the world can and will replace fossil fuels with renewables has reached that point.

    argue that replacing fossil fuels with renewables is an idea that has exhausted its utility.
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    Can Trump’s Tariff Threats Save Dollar Hegemony?

    Jeffrey Frankel warns that the US president-elect’s reckless rhetoric could undermine his stated objectives.
  7. gros192_The Washington PostGettyImages_us_plant_construction The Washington Post/Getty Images

    Can Industrial Policy Revive Manufacturing?

    Daniel Gros shows that Joe Biden’s subsidies failed to boost industrial production – and Donald Trump’s tariffs will, too.
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    Responsible Mining Can Advance Global Environmental Goals

    Mauricio Cabrera Leal urges global policymakers to establish mechanisms that promote ethical resource extraction.
  9. boehm1_Alona HorkovaGetty Images_moneytransfer Alona Horkova/Getty Images

    The Missing Monetary-Policy Tool

    Johannes Boehm & Xavier Jaravel think that central banks should be prepared to carry out direct transfers to households as a last resort.

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