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Asit K. Biswas

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Asit K. Biswas is Visiting Professor of Engineering at the University of Glasgow, Chairman of Water Management International Pte. Ltd. in Singapore, and co-founder of the Third World Center for Water Management. He was a founder of the International Water Resources Association and World Water Council.

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  1. A COVID-19 Bridge Over Troubled Water?
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    A COVID-19 Bridge Over Troubled Water?

    Jul 20, 2020 Cecilia Tortajada & Asit K. Biswas consider how the pandemic could accelerate progress toward universal access to clean water supplies.

  2. The Evolution of Chinese Corporate Social Responsibility
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    The Evolution of Chinese Corporate Social Responsibility

    Dec 9, 2019 Asit K. Biswas & Cecilia Tortajada examine the country's progress on implementing environmental, social, and governance standards.

  3. China Should Lead on Air Pollution
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    China Should Lead on Air Pollution

    Jun 6, 2019 Asit K. Biswas & Kris Hartley call on policymakers to use the country's advantages to set the global standard for sustainable urbanization.

  4. Africa’s Manmade Water Crisis
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    Africa’s Manmade Water Crisis

    Feb 20, 2018 Asit K. Biswas & Cecilia Tortajada see crucial lessons for the continent's cities in the imminent shutdown of Cape Town's piped network.

  5. A Chinese Model for Foreign Aid
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    A Chinese Model for Foreign Aid

    Oct 17, 2017 Asit K. Biswas & Kris Hartley argue that with the US and Europe cutting development spending, Chinese leadership has become indispensable.

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    Europe, United, Will Never Be Defeated!

    Bartosz Węglarczyk identifies the main obstacle to the development of an effective defense strategy in the absence of US support.
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    Why Is Trump Undermining the US Economy?

    Michael R. Strain

    Although Donald Trump got off to a good start, with equity prices hitting all-time highs in anticipation of pro-growth policies, investor confidence has vanished, tanking the stock market. With the president deliberately undermining the foundations of US prosperity, one must ask why he is doing it, and what could stop him.

     offers three explanations for a set of policies that have sent investor confidence into a tailspin.
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    How to Lose a Decade

    Erik Berglöf & Nahom Ghebrihiwet warns that a trade war will harm economic growth and decarbonization, with developing countries hit hardest.
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    Will Trump’s Tariffs Derail India’s Economy?

    Shashi Tharoor

    The US administration’s plan to impose “reciprocal” import tariffs could severely curtail key Indian exports, including chemicals, metals, auto parts, and pharmaceuticals, leading to job losses and undermining fiscal stability. India has little choice but to lower its own tariffs while negotiating improved access to the US market.

     urges policymakers to brace for the impact – known and unknown – of the US administration’s trade policies.
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    Countering Trump’s Politics of Fear

    Koichi Hamada calls for a new set of policies that responds to, rather than dismisses, US voters’ legitimate fears.
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    Where Are the Democrats?

    Reed Galen lambasts the party for sitting by and watching America implode, in the misguided hope of winning the midterms.
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    Signs of a US Recession

    Dambisa Moyo catalogues several indicators suggesting that the world's largest economy is headed for a slump.
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    Trump’s Trade War

    Less than two months into his second presidency, Donald Trump has imposed sweeping tariffs on America’s three largest trading partners, with much more to come. This strategy not only lacks any credible theoretical foundations; it is putting the US on a path toward irrevocable economic and geopolitical decline.

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    Why Frugal AI Alone Won’t Fix AI’s Energy Problem

    Boris Ruf explains why shifting the responsibility for reducing AI’s carbon footprint to end users is counterproductive.

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