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Anastasia Edel

Anastasia Edel

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Anastasia Edel is the author of Putin's Playground: Empire, Revolution, and the New Tsar (Callisto Media, 2016).

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  1. A Farewell to Russia
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    A Farewell to Russia

    Feb 22, 2023 Anastasia Edel mourns her loss of national identity and cultural pride one year after the invasion.

  2. Walls of Futility
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    Walls of Futility

    Mar 5, 2019 Anastasia Edel says the fate of the Soviet Union points to the senselessness of President Donald Trump's border-wall plans.

  3. Down with the Czar Putin
    Opposition supporters attend an unauthorized anti-Putin rally OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP/Getty Images

    Down with the Czar Putin

    May 16, 2018 Anastasia Edel thinks the protests in Russia accompanying the president's fourth inauguration foreshadow wider turmoil.

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    The Way Forward in Syria

    Carl Bildt

    Governing Syria has never been a simple affair, given the country’s complex cultural, ethnic, and religious composition. The best chance the country has following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad is to follow the roadmap that the United Nations adopted in 2015.

    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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    The Energy Transition That Couldn’t

    Richard Haass & Carolyn Kissane

    Dominant intellectual frameworks persist until their limitations in describing reality become undeniable, paving the way for a new paradigm. The idea that the world can and will replace fossil fuels with renewables has reached that point.

    argue that replacing fossil fuels with renewables is an idea that has exhausted its utility.
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    Can Trump’s Tariff Threats Save Dollar Hegemony?

    Jeffrey Frankel warns that the US president-elect’s reckless rhetoric could undermine his stated objectives.
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    Can Industrial Policy Revive Manufacturing?

    Daniel Gros shows that Joe Biden’s subsidies failed to boost industrial production – and Donald Trump’s tariffs will, too.
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    Responsible Mining Can Advance Global Environmental Goals

    Mauricio Cabrera Leal urges global policymakers to establish mechanisms that promote ethical resource extraction.
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    The Missing Monetary-Policy Tool

    Johannes Boehm & Xavier Jaravel think that central banks should be prepared to carry out direct transfers to households as a last resort.
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    The Right Medicine for Pakistan’s Ailing Economy

    Aasim M. Husain thinks a reduced dose of austerity and more liquidity could help fix the country’s debt problem.

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