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Caroline Conroy

Caroline Conroy

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Caroline Conroy is a senior research analyst at the Brookings Institution.

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  1. How to Renew the Social Contract
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    How to Renew the Social Contract

    Jun 24, 2019 Kemal Derviş & Caroline Conroy urge democratic governments to adapt their policies to the digital age and help provide global public goods.

  2. The Center Left and Globalization
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    The Center Left and Globalization

    Dec 27, 2018 Kemal Derviş & Caroline Conroy thinks Emmanuel Macron's problems are a symptom of a broader failure to offer an alternative to neoliberalism.

  3. Nationalists of the World, Unite?
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    Nationalists of the World, Unite?

    Nov 22, 2018 Kemal Derviş & Caroline Conroy deconstruct Steve Bannon's effort to create a transnational movement of right-wing nationalist governments.

  4. What’s Behind Trump’s Trade War?
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    What’s Behind Trump’s Trade War?

    Oct 8, 2018 Kemal Derviş & Caroline Conroy think the administration's official justifications for imposing import tariffs do not tell the whole story.

  5. Global Politics for a Globalized Economy
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    Global Politics for a Globalized Economy

    Aug 7, 2018 Kemal Derviş & Caroline Conroy argue that the emergence of a truly global market demands new and strengthened transnational institutions.

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    Diplomacy Is the Newest Front in the Russia-Ukraine War

    Richard Haass explains why an enforceable ceasefire must precede, perhaps by many years, final-status negotiations.
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    Will the World Keep Buying US Treasuries?

    Paola Subacchi & Paul van den Noord foresee a gradual reduction in countries’ holdings of dollar-denominated debt, not a rapid sell-off.
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    Why China’s Marriage Crisis Matters

    Yi Fuxian examines the factors underlying a key cause of the country’s demographic crisis.
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    Israel Must Not Ignore the Anti-Hamas Protests in Gaza

    Konstanty Gebert

    Recent demonstrations in Gaza have pushed not only for an end to the war, but also for an end to Hamas's rule, thus echoing Israel's own stated objectives. Yet the Israeli government, consumed by its own internal politics, has barely acknowledged this unprecedentedly positive development.

    underscores the unprecedented nature of recent demonstrations in the war-ravaged enclave.
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    Donald Trump Is a Globalist

    Harold James shows that the MAGA movement is actually an unalloyed version of the idea that its leader claims to reject.
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    Getting Abundance Right

    Sandeep Vaheesan urges the creation of public utilities to accelerate decarbonization and improve living standards.
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    Two Models for Agentic AI

    Daron Acemoglu

    “Agentic AI” represents a crossroads. While AI could be a good adviser to humans – furnishing us with useful, reliable, and relevant information in real time – autonomous AI agents are likely to usher in many foreseeable problems, while eroding many of the gains that the technology might have offered.

    sees a technological crossroads ahead – and argues that one path should not be taken.
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    Developing Countries Need a New Strategy

    Rabah Arezki touts industrial policies that welcome multinational corporations' participation, but on fairer terms.
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    How the World Can Keep Trump 2.0 in Check

    Anne-Marie Slaughter outlines five steps that foreign entities should take to counteract the US president’s radical agenda.

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