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    Ukraine’s Post-Colonial Future

    Michael Ignatieff believes that what is at stake in the war with Russia is the fate of the last European imperialism.
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    The Case for Press Freedom Just Got Stronger

    Katrin Kivi highlights the findings of two new reports that illustrate the many benefits of protecting independent media.
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    Unlocking AI-Powered Learning

    Justina Nixon-Saintil foresees the technology enhancing student learning and creating new pathways to rewarding careers.
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    The Crisis of America’s Public Defenders

    John J. Donohue & Eric A. Baldwin advocate a novel legal framework that could both increase fairness and help reduce crime.
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    Overworked India

    Shashi Tharoor proposes ways to address a toxic work culture that is harming young people’s health and well-being.
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    The UN’s Summit of the Future Must Champion Universal Education

    Gordon Brown urges global policymakers to ensure access for all schoolchildren in the world’s poorest regions.
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    Protesting Ethically

    Peter Singer & Martin Skladany apply four tests of proportionality to nonviolent demonstrations in democratic societies.
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    Venice’s Beauty Curse

    Edoardo Campanella marvels at how an extractive tourism industry has crowded out investments in the iconic city’s future.
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    The End of Georgia’s European Dream?

    Salome Samadashvili

    Initial evidence suggests that the victory of the pro-Russian Georgian Dream party in the recent parliamentary election reflects widespread fraud. If the West fails to support democratic opposition parties in challenging the results, Georgia’s 30-year-old democracy could come to an end.

     urges Western leaders to take steps to halt the country’s slide into authoritarianism.
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    Belarus in the Dock

    Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė & Aarif Abraham explain why Lithuania is requesting an International Criminal Court investigation into its neighbor.
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    Where Financial Innovation Meets Sustainable Development

    Jordan Schwartz explains why new instruments must be standardized and integrated into developing countries’ economic policies.
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    No President Can Revive US Manufacturing Employment

    Robert Z. Lawrence explains why there is no going back to the heyday of middle-class factory jobs for low-skilled workers.
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    Is Political Polling Broken?

    Michael A. Bailey urges pollsters to stop thinking in terms of random samples and instead focus on diagnosing non-response bias.
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    Don’t Dismiss the BRICS

    Joschka Fischer thinks it would be a serious mistake for Western strategists to ignore the bloc and what it represents.
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    Can India Become a Developed Economy by Mid-Century?

    Anne O. Krueger urges policymakers to resume key structural reforms and streamline regulations that stifle business activity.
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    Why Many Workers Now Vote Republican

    Eric Posner explains how the failures of neoliberalism came to benefit the traditional party of business.
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    Japan’s Electoral Stalemate

    Takatoshi Ito considers the political and economic implications of the ruling bloc’s loss of its parliamentary majority.

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