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Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, is Vice President of the European Commission for a Stronger Europe in the World.

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  1. Europe and the World Need Ukraine to Prevail
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    Europe and the World Need Ukraine to Prevail

    Feb 21, 2024 Dmytro Kuleba & Josep Borrell remind everyone of the stakes in Russia's war of aggression, as it enters its third year.

  2. Europe Knows that Climate Action Is Vital to Global Security
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    Europe Knows that Climate Action Is Vital to Global Security

    Dec 1, 2023 Josep Borrell & Wopke Hoekstra reiterates the EU’s commitment to advancing mitigation and adaptation, at home and globally.

  3. Democracy Must Prevail in the Sahel
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    Democracy Must Prevail in the Sahel

    Sep 7, 2023 Josep Borrell sees cascading coups in the region as a major test for the European Union's own resolve and unity.

  4. Honesty Can Advance the Middle East Peace Process
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    Honesty Can Advance the Middle East Peace Process

    Mar 9, 2023 Josep Borrell calls for a renewed international effort to create the conditions for Israeli-Palestinian talks.

  5. Making Ukrainian Victory Possible
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    Making Ukrainian Victory Possible

    Feb 2, 2023 Josep Borrell explains why continued military support and other forms of assistance remain critical.

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    Is a North-South Divide Opening in India?

    Shashi Tharoor fears that the government’s push to redraw the electoral map will favor poorer, more populous states.
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    American Suicide

    Joschka Fischer mourns the loss of the United States and the relative peace and prosperity that its global leadership enabled.
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    Trump’s Tariffs and the Will to Power

    Richard K. Sherwin

    Donald Trump views tariffs as much more than a policy. While they will make life materially worse for people around the world – not least Americans – what matters to him is the spectacle of a heroic leader demonstrating his capacity to induce shock and awe.

     thinks those who question the rationality of recent US trade policy are missing the point.
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    Americans Can’t Win from Trump’s Trade War

    Nancy Qian sees only nonsense in the administration's rationale for “reciprocal” tariffs and the formula for setting them.
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    South Korea’s Flourishing Culture and Teetering Democracy

    Katharine H.S. Moon

    While the Constitutional Court has upheld President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment and formally removed him from office, South Korea’s fragile democracy is likely to remain on shaky ground. As long as political polarization persists, the threat of authoritarianism will continue to loom large.

     traces the country’s recent turmoil to the lasting impact of the Cold War and decades of military rule.
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    China’s World – or Europe’s?

    Orville Schell urges Europeans to dispel wishful thinking about what the post-American world will require of them.
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    A US Tariff Idea That Makes Sense

    Simon Johnson touts the benefits of a bipartisan Senate bill that would target Russian oil exports.
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    Trump’s Tariffs Will Accelerate America’s Economic Decline

    Kaushik Basu draws parallels between the administration’s policies and those that led to Argentina’s decades-long slump.
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    Trump, Tariffs, and the Fate of the Dollar

    Mark Blyth argues that America’s protectionist policies reflect a global economic reordering that was already underway.

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