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Kris Hartley is an assistant professor of public policy at The Education University of Hong Kong.

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  1. China Should Lead on Air Pollution
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    China Should Lead on Air Pollution

    Jun 6, 2019 Asit K. Biswas & Kris Hartley call on policymakers to use the country's advantages to set the global standard for sustainable urbanization.

  2. A Chinese Model for Foreign Aid
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    A Chinese Model for Foreign Aid

    Oct 17, 2017 Asit K. Biswas & Kris Hartley argue that with the US and Europe cutting development spending, Chinese leadership has become indispensable.

  3. India’s Deadly Cities
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    India’s Deadly Cities

    Aug 18, 2015 Asit K. Biswas & Kris Hartley explain why managing the rapidly growing urban population is harder than in neighboring China.

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    The Half Promise of Weight-Loss Drugs

    Emily Armistead warns that addressing the obesity crisis requires remaking a food system that is harming us and the planet.
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    Turning Tariffs into Opportunity

    Keyu Jin shows how the country has been reorienting and even expanding its global economic footprint.
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    Digital Financial Inclusion Strengthens Climate Resilience

    Ellen Jackowski calls for reducing the number of unbanked people and building digital infrastructure in vulnerable communities.
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    The High Cost of South Korea’s Short-Lived Martial Law

    Takatoshi Ito

    Even as South Korea was plunged into political turmoil following the president’s short-lived declaration of martial law, financial markets have remained calm. But the country still has months of political uncertainty ahead, leaving it in a weak position to respond to US policy changes when President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

     argues that while markets shrugged off the recent turmoil, the episode could have long-lasting consequences.
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    Did Mexico Help Trump Get Elected?

    Jorge G. Castañeda speculates that former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador used migration flows to influence the US election.
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    How the EU Can Scale Up Carbon Removal

    Ludovic Chatoux & Sophia Escheu urge European policymakers to use regulation to increase investment in this crucial green technology.
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    The Way Forward in Syria

    Carl Bildt urges all parties involved to support the political roadmap that the United Nations adopted in 2015.
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    Crime Is Punishing Latin America’s Economies

    Nathalie Alvarado & Ana María Ibáñez explain how the problem acts as a tax on development – one that the region can no longer afford to pay.
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    China’s New Social Contract

    Ana Palacio highlights a fundamental shift in priorities brought about by slowing growth and changing public expectations.

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