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Djavad Salehi-Isfahani

Djavad Salehi-Isfahani

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Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Professor of Economics at Virginia Tech, is a research fellow at the Economic Research Forum in Cairo and an associate of the Middle East Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center.

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  1. Iran’s Economy Needs a New Deal with the West
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    Iran’s Economy Needs a New Deal with the West

    Jul 18, 2024 Djavad Salehi-Isfahani shows that pursuing sanctions relief is the only solution to the country's stagflation.

  2. Iran’s Conservative Tightrope
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    Iran’s Conservative Tightrope

    Dec 6, 2022 Djavad Salehi-Isfahani explains why the country’s hardliners may no longer be able to force their will on the public.

  3. Iran's Vienna Gambit
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    Iran's Vienna Gambit

    Jan 18, 2022 Djavad Salehi-Isfahani explains why President Ebrahim Raisi’s tough stance in the ongoing nuclear talks is not without risks.

  4. Iran’s Empowered Hardliners
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    Iran’s Empowered Hardliners

    May 4, 2021 Djavad Salehi-Isfahani warns that, while there is a chance Joe Biden can revive the 2015 nuclear deal, the clock is ticking.

  5. Trump’s Blind March to War
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    Trump’s Blind March to War

    Jan 5, 2020 Djavad Salehi-Isfahani highlights the dangerously flawed US assumptions underlying the latest escalation of the conflict with Iran.

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    Central and Eastern Europe’s Bid for AI Dominance

    Soňa Muzikárová outlines steps policymakers can take to harness the technology’s potential to boost growth and prosperity.
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    Can Technology End Corruption?

    Azalina Othman Said thinks that powerful new digital tools can help, but only if governments commit to upholding the rule of law.
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    Carbon Farming Won't Save the Planet

    Sophie Scherger warns that soil-storage offsets may serve as a smokescreen for polluting industries.
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    Putin’s March of Folly

    Carl Bildt argues that Russia’s president has only his own poor decisions to blame for his country’s loss of status.
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    A Better Approach to Climate Finance

    Ricardo Hausmann

    By harnessing the capabilities of developing countries, we can accelerate global decarbonization while creating new growth opportunities. This approach would not only advance crucial climate goals but also ensure that a larger share of the world’s population can enjoy the fruits of the clean-energy transition.

     shows how developing countries can accelerate global decarbonization while creating new growth opportunities.
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    Trump’s Bad COP

    Jayati Ghosh says the Paris climate agreement’s future depends on how other countries respond to the new US administration.
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    Are Tariffs Worth It?

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg thinks the risks and costs for the US will far outweigh any potential political or geopolitical benefits.
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    Is the Loss and Damage Fund Becoming an Empty Promise?

    Liane Schalatek warns that rich countries are once again shirking their responsibility to provide adequate climate finance.
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    How Global Public Investment Should Work

    Mariana Mazzucato & Jonathan Glennie

    Addressing problems like climate change and biodiversity loss calls for new thinking about how to mobilize the huge volume of financing that will be needed. International cooperation must be re-framed as a collective endeavor in which all countries benefit, contribute, and make investment decisions together.

     propose a new model to unlock financing for action on climate change, biodiversity loss, and other issues.

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