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Tobias Bunde

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Tobias Bunde, a senior researcher at the Hertie School in Berlin, is Director of Research and Policy at the Munich Security Conference.

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  1. No One Wins in a Lose-Lose World
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    No One Wins in a Lose-Lose World

    Feb 12, 2024 Tobias Bunde & Sophie Eisentraut urge the international community to prevent fears of unequal outcomes from undermining shared prosperity.

  2. Re-Envisioning the Liberal International Order
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    Re-Envisioning the Liberal International Order

    Feb 14, 2023 Tobias Bunde & Sophie Eisentraut share new findings about how major countries and their people see the world today.

  3. Unlearning Helplessness
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    Unlearning Helplessness

    Feb 14, 2022 Tobias Bunde urges democratic leaders to demonstrate greater belief in their ability to tackle today’s mounting crises.

  4. Building NATO’s “Weimar Triangle”
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    Building NATO’s “Weimar Triangle”

    Aug 29, 2014 Tobias Bunde, et al. call for France, Germany, and Poland to reassure member states near Russia.

  5. The Western Alliance in the Digital Age

    The Western Alliance in the Digital Age

    Jan 30, 2014 Wolfgang Ischinger & Tobias Bunde discuss the crucial strategic debate that this weekend's Munich Security Conference will address.

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    Trump’s Best Hope for Peace Is to Support Ukraine

    Tatyana Deryugina, et al. warn that trying to appease Putin could cast the American president-elect as a modern-day Neville Chamberlain.
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    Should Ukraine Have Nuclear Weapons?

    Slavoj Žižek dismisses the idea that firing Western missiles at Russian targets represents a dangerous escalation.
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    The End of the Liberal West

    Joschka Fischer considers what Donald Trump’s return to the White House will mean for Europe and the post-war world order.
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    Trump’s Inflationary Triple Threat

    Maurice Obstfeld

    Contrary to the claims of techno-libertarians like Elon Musk, independent central banks have a decades-long record of successfully controlling inflation. Yet, as the Federal Reserve’s credibility and oversight capabilities become more critical than ever, US President-elect Donald Trump’s policies threaten to undermine them.

     warns that the incoming administration’s agenda would weaken the Fed and destabilize the financial system.
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    What Will Trump Do About China?

    US President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to take a confrontational approach to China, with tariffs as his weapon of choice. But unless his administration adopts a measured approach, his plans may end up harming American businesses and consumers, undermining US democracy, or even leading to military confrontation.

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    The Big Picture

    PS editors
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    Human Progress in the Trump Era

    Tawakkol Karman, et al. propose ways to foster a culture of cooperation at a time of rising conflict and democratic erosion.
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    Elon Musk’s $2 Trillion Fiscal Fantasy

    Jeffrey Frankel dives into the incoming US administration’s absurd claim that fresh tax cuts will not increase the deficit.
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    The Deal Trump Should Offer China

    Todd G. Buchholz proposes that the incoming US administration push for a debt write-off and market access instead of tariffs.

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