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    The Lessons and Legacy of October 7

    Richard Haass

    It is possible to win a war on the battlefield and still lose it. Israel has done precisely that in Gaza, by choosing to fight a conventional war against an unconventional foe without a plan for what comes next.

     argues that Israel has shown in Gaza how it is possible to win a war on the battlefield and still lose it.
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    Making Sense of Russia’s War Economy

    Konstantin Sonin

    Despite the apparent resilience of Russia's economy, Vladimir Putin’s full-scale war against Ukraine comes at a high economic cost. Not only does it require today’s Russians to live a worse life than they otherwise would have done; it also condemns future generations to the same.

     explains the apparent resilience of growth and employment in the face of increasingly tight sanctions.
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    A Dangerous Dance for Israel and Iran

    Abbas Milani sees both countries walking a tightrope to maintain deterrence without provoking a full-blown war.
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    The Global Implications of China’s Stimulus Package

    Shang-Jin Wei explains why the country’s push to revive economic activity depends on boosting domestic demand.
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    The Middle East’s Deadly Dream Palaces

    Shlomo Ben-Ami traces the delusions of Arab, Iranian, and Israeli leaders that have kept the region mired in violence.
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    The Bloody Path of Alberto Fujimori’s Neoliberalism

    Antara Haldar assesses the former Peruvian president’s legacy of free-market reform and death-squad dictatorship.
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    America’s Protectionist Policies Are Backfiring

    Anne O. Krueger argue that US leaders' embrace of trade-suppressing measures has done more harm than good.
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    Brazil’s Climate Push Must Start at Home

    Savio Carvalho explains why the country must lead by example on decarbonization to become a global green leader.
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    The Mother of All Security Crises

    Lawrence Wilkerson brings a career military officer’s perspective to bear on the risks associated with climate change.
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  1. A Dangerous Dance for Israel and Iran
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    A Dangerous Dance for Israel and Iran

    Oct 4, 2024 Abbas Milani sees both countries walking a tightrope to maintain deterrence without provoking a full-blown war.

  2. The Bloody Path of Alberto Fujimori’s Neoliberalism
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    The Bloody Path of Alberto Fujimori’s Neoliberalism

    Oct 4, 2024 Antara Haldar assesses the former Peruvian president’s legacy of free-market reform and death-squad dictatorship.

  3. The Middle East’s Deadly Dream Palaces
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    The Middle East’s Deadly Dream Palaces

    Oct 4, 2024 Shlomo Ben-Ami traces the delusions of Arab, Iranian, and Israeli leaders that have kept the region mired in violence.

  4. Making Sense of Russia’s War Economy
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    Making Sense of Russia’s War Economy

    Oct 4, 2024 Konstantin Sonin explains the apparent resilience of growth and employment in the face of increasingly tight sanctions.

  5. America’s Protectionist Policies Are Backfiring
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    America’s Protectionist Policies Are Backfiring

    Oct 4, 2024 Anne O. Krueger argue that US leaders' embrace of trade-suppressing measures has done more harm than good.

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    Making Sense of Russia’s War Economy

    Konstantin Sonin

    Despite the apparent resilience of Russia's economy, Vladimir Putin’s full-scale war against Ukraine comes at a high economic cost. Not only does it require today’s Russians to live a worse life than they otherwise would have done; it also condemns future generations to the same.

     explains the apparent resilience of growth and employment in the face of increasingly tight sanctions.
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    Escaping the New Gilded Age

    Daron Acemoglu thinks the social, cultural, and political influence wielded by the superrich has reached a dangerous level.
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    Anne-Marie Slaughter on US polarization, the Ukraine war, AI, and more

    Anne-Marie Slaughter urges the EU to begin preparations for a prolonged, but not permanent, division of Ukraine, considers the prospect of “democratic artificial intelligence,” describes necessary reforms to US electoral systems, and more.
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    Abortion and Reproductive Rights Are Economic Issues

    Laura Tyson shows why abortion, childcare, and parental leave are not merely “family” issues.
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    What Harris and Trump Will Do

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    With less than two months to go until the US presidential election, the candidates’ opposing worldviews, objectives, and priorities – and their implications for international relations, the economy, and democracy – have come into sharper focus. While it is impossible to know exactly what a leader will do once in office, the contours of both a Donald Trump and a Kamala Harris presidency are remarkably well defined.

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    Macron’s Trial by Fire

    Hugo Drochon reflects on the French president's efforts to maintain control after a painful election season.

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    Brazil’s Climate Push Must Start at Home

    Savio Carvalho explains why the country must lead by example on decarbonization to become a global green leader.
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    Sustainably Financing Sustainable Development

    Paola Subacchi proposes ways to reduce low-income countries’ debts and expand their access to affordable finance.
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    The Case for a Global Climate Assembly

    Laurence Tubiana & Ana Toni explain how to build a broad-based consensus for policies that accelerate the green transition.

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  1. Antara Haldar The Bloody Path of Alberto Fujimori’s Neoliberalism
  2. Anne O. Krueger America’s Protectionist Policies Are Backfiring
  3. Shang-Jin Wei The Global Implications of China’s Stimulus Package
  4. Angela Huyue Zhang Governance Reform Is Key to Reviving China’s Economy

  1. Abbas Milani A Dangerous Dance for Israel and Iran
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  4. Richard Haass Earthquakes in the Middle East

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Africa’s economic rise is a world-changing development, but the sources of its emerging strength – and lingering weaknesses – are little understood. W…

  1. Kenneth Rogoff Rethinking Foreign Funding for Africa
  2. Agnes Kalibata, et al. Africa’s Food Security Depends on Adaptive Crops
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Today’s media landscape is littered with landmines: open hostility from illiberal and autocratic regimes, mounting censorship in countries such as Hungary, Turkey,…

  1. Geoff Mulgan The Right to Truth
  2. Nishant Lalwani, et al. As Disinformation Thrives, Democracy Dies
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