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Jorge G. Castañeda

Jorge G. Castañeda

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Jorge G. Castañeda, a former foreign minister of Mexico, is a professor at New York University and the author of America Through Foreign Eyes (Oxford University Press, 2020).

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  1. Did Mexico Help Trump Get Elected?
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    Did Mexico Help Trump Get Elected?

    Dec 18, 2024 Jorge G. Castañeda speculates that former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador used migration flows to influence the US election.

  2. The Cuban Contingent Protecting Maduro
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    The Cuban Contingent Protecting Maduro

    Oct 11, 2024 Jorge G. Castañeda explains why the sham Venezuelan presidential election has not triggered a repeat of the 1958 military coup.

  3. Mexican Voters Chose Populism Over Democracy
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    Mexican Voters Chose Populism Over Democracy

    Jun 7, 2024 Jorge G. Castañeda warns that the ruling party’s near-supermajority could allow it to consolidate power in the executive branch.

  4. From Welfare State to Safe State in Latin America
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    From Welfare State to Safe State in Latin America

    Apr 18, 2024 Jorge G. Castañeda & Carlos Ominami urge the region’s progressives to start treating security as an essential component of social protection.

  5. Mexico’s Democracy Is at Stake in 2024
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    Mexico’s Democracy Is at Stake in 2024

    Jan 17, 2024 Jorge G. Castañeda warns that the presidential election in June could end a generation-long trend of transfers of peaceful power.

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    America’s AI Iron Curtain

    Soňa Muzikárová explains how US export controls are harming allies and potentially helping Russia and China.
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    What Rebalancing the US Economy Really Requires

    Glenn Hubbard

    US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s defense of President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs as a step toward “rebalancing” the US economy misses the point. While some economies, like China and Germany, need to increase domestic spending, the US needs to increase national saving.

     thinks US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is neglecting the need for spending cuts in major federal programs.
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    America’s Voice No Longer Speaks for Democracy

    Heela Rasool-Ayub explains why authoritarians worldwide are celebrating Donald Trump’s renunciation of democratic advocacy.
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    Insurers Must Embrace Geospatial AI

    Pierre du Rostu touts the technology’s benefits for an industry that must shift its focus from paying claims to managing risk.
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    It’s Time to Abandon Trump’s Flawed Negotiation Playbook

    Michele Gelfand points out that the best dealmakers strive for win-win outcomes, not zero-sum Pyrrhic victories.
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    America’s Last Chance to Lead in Fusion Energy

    Ylli Bajraktari warns that China's domination of the sector would give it massive economic and geopolitical leverage.
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    China Can’t Spend Its Way Out of Trouble

    Kenneth Rogoff

    China’s prolonged reliance on fiscal stimulus has distorted economic incentives, fueling a housing glut, a collapse in prices, and spiraling public debt. With further stimulus off the table, the only sustainable path is for the central government to relinquish more economic power to local governments and the private sector.

     argues that the country’s problems can be traced back to its response to the 2008 financial crisis.
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    This UN Debt Initiative Is Different

    Mahmoud Mohieldin, et al. tout an Expert Group’s efforts to prevent a full-blown solvency crisis in developing countries.
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    What African Electrification Requires

    Fatih Birol & Alain Ebobissé highlight the need for greater private-sector participation to boost investments in power grids.

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