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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. 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.

  6. 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.

  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. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

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    Trump’s Best Hope for Peace Is to Support Ukraine

    Tatyana Deryugina, et al. warn that trying to appease Putin could cast the American president-elect as a modern-day Neville Chamberlain.
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    Should Ukraine Have Nuclear Weapons?

    Slavoj Žižek dismisses the idea that firing Western missiles at Russian targets represents a dangerous escalation.
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    The End of the Liberal West

    Joschka Fischer considers what Donald Trump’s return to the White House will mean for Europe and the post-war world order.
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    Trump’s Inflationary Triple Threat

    Maurice Obstfeld

    Contrary to the claims of techno-libertarians like Elon Musk, independent central banks have a decades-long record of successfully controlling inflation. Yet, as the Federal Reserve’s credibility and oversight capabilities become more critical than ever, US President-elect Donald Trump’s policies threaten to undermine them.

    warns that the incoming administration’s agenda would weaken the Fed and destabilize the financial system.
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    What Will Trump Do About China?

    US President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to take a confrontational approach to China, with tariffs as his weapon of choice. But unless his administration adopts a measured approach, his plans may end up harming American businesses and consumers, undermining US democracy, or even leading to military confrontation.

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    The Big Picture

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    Human Progress in the Trump Era

    Tawakkol Karman, et al. propose ways to foster a culture of cooperation at a time of rising conflict and democratic erosion.
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    Elon Musk’s $2 Trillion Fiscal Fantasy

    Jeffrey Frankel dives into the incoming US administration’s absurd claim that fresh tax cuts will not increase the deficit.
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    The Deal Trump Should Offer China

    Todd G. Buchholz proposes that the incoming US administration push for a debt write-off and market access instead of tariffs.

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