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Sergei Guriev

Sergei Guriev

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Sergei Guriev is Dean and Professor of Economics at the London Business School. He is the co-author (with Daniel Treisman) of Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century (Princeton University Press, 2022).

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  1. AI Has Not Yet Destroyed Democracy
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    AI Has Not Yet Destroyed Democracy

    Dec 16, 2024 Sergei Guriev notes that the technology had little to no bearing on the many elections held around the world in 2024.

  2. The Russia Sanctions Are Working
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    The Russia Sanctions Are Working

    Aug 22, 2023 Sergei Guriev examines the country's rapidly deteriorating fiscal outlook in the wake of the ruble's latest tumble.

  3. Sergei Guriev on Putin, populism, Chinese repression, and more
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    Sergei Guriev on Putin, populism, Chinese repression, and more

    Feb 7, 2023 Sergei Guriev assesses the strength of the Russian president’s grip on power, predicts that Xi Jinping’s embrace of personalist rule will lead to policy missteps, urges the West to pursue a strategy of “adversarial engagement” toward modern dictators, and more.

  4. The Return of the End of History
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    The Return of the End of History

    Dec 12, 2022 Sergei Guriev sees Russia's failing war as an exception that proves the rule that liberal democracy beats the alternatives.

  5. Disquiet on the Western Front
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    Disquiet on the Western Front

    Nov 10, 2022 Sergei Guriev calls attention to the threat of autocratic influence peddling in democratic capitals.

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    Will Qatari Gold Sink Netanyahu?

    Konstanty Gebert

    Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's decision to fire the country's internal security chief has raised suspicions, given that the move comes just after the launch of an investigation into a new scandal involving his own aides. Israelis are right to worry that they could now be heading for a constitutional crisis.

    explains the latest scandal to hit Israel's increasingly illiberal, norm-breaking government.
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    The US and Russia Are Negotiating in Bad Faith

    Nina L. Khrushcheva thinks the Kremlin is laying the groundwork for a highly favorable deal on the Ukraine war.
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    Europe’s Tech Sovereignty Demands More Than Competitiveness

    Marietje Schaake & Max von Thun warn that the European Union’s deregulatory push could undermine its autonomy and fundamental values.
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    How Should Africa Respond to Foreign-Aid Cuts?

    Ifeanyi M. Nsofor touts the potential of foreign remittances to sustain public services as external support shrinks.
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    How Should China Respond to Trump’s Tariffs?

    Huang Yiping urges Chinese policymakers to fill the leadership vacuum created by America’s protectionist turn.
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    Who Will Drive the Post-American Global Economy?

    Jim O'Neill considers what other large economies can do to offset the effects of the Trump administration's trade warfare.
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    Health Is Wealth in a Geriatric World

    Hippolyte Fofack

    The Global South is increasingly at risk of growing old before becoming rich, which implies huge social and economic costs. To avert this outcome, the Hevolution Foundation, a nonprofit backed by the Saudi royal family, has begun to support research focused on lengthening healthspans – the period of life spent in good health.

    explains why increasing “healthspans” to match lifespans is a moral and economic imperative.
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    Europe’s Democrats Must Forge a Will to Fight

    Wojciech Przybylski & Goran Buldioski think European leaders' most urgent security task is to nurture citizens' resolve to defend their countries.
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    Governments Are Not Startups

    Mariana Mazzucato & Rainer Kattel explain why ongoing efforts to run the state like a business are doomed to fail.

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