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