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Bennett Ramberg

Bennett Ramberg

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Bennett Ramberg, a former foreign affairs officer in the US State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, is the author of Nuclear Power Plants as Weapons for the Enemy (University of California Press, 1985).

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  1. Preparing for a Russian Nuclear Meltdown
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    Preparing for a Russian Nuclear Meltdown

    Nov 10, 2023 Bennett Ramberg urges American policymakers to start planning for scenarios in which Vladimir Putin’s regime collapses.

  2. The Danger of Nuclear Reactors in War
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    The Danger of Nuclear Reactors in War

    Aug 5, 2022 Bennett Ramberg shows why the world needs a formal agreement banning attacks on live reactors and related facilities.

  3. The Risk of Nuclear Disaster in Ukraine
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    The Risk of Nuclear Disaster in Ukraine

    Feb 14, 2022 Bennett Ramberg sees a Chernobyl-scale catastrophe, or worse, as the biggest underappreciated risk of a Russian invasion.

  4. Israel's Nuclear Option Against Iran
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    Israel's Nuclear Option Against Iran

    Dec 8, 2021 Bennett Ramberg thinks stopping the Islamic Republic's weapons program may require threatening a tactical preemptive strike.

  5. Is Nuclear Peace with North Korea Possible?
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    Is Nuclear Peace with North Korea Possible?

    Mar 9, 2021 Bennett Ramberg urges the Biden administration to combine deterrence with a normalization of diplomatic relations.

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    Can Trump Dump the Dollar?

    Barry Eichengreen argues that while the incoming administration could certainly weaken the greenback, the US would not benefit.
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    A No-Brainer for Global Growth and US Jobs

    Joseph E. Stiglitz & Mark Weisbrot call for a new issuance of the International Monetary Fund’s international reserve asset.
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    What Will Trump Do to the US Economy?

    From cutting taxes to raising tariffs to eroding central-bank independence, US President-elect Donald Trump has made a wide range of economic promises, many of which threaten to blow up the deficit and fuel inflation. But powerful institutional, political, and economic constraints, together with Trump’s capriciousness, have spurred disagreement about how worried we should be.

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    Europe’s CEOs Must Speak Up on AI Regulation

    Sylvain Duranton & Kirsten Rulf worry that the drafting of legal frameworks is being left to just a few players.
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    An American Catastrophe

    Jan T. Gross wonders how long it will take the United States to rebuild what Donald Trump is about to destroy.
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    The Truth About Migration

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    Anti-immigration politicians like US President-elect Donald Trump frequently portray migrants as displacing native workers and straining social security systems. But studies consistently show that increased migration brings enormous economic benefits to both host and origin countries.

    warns that stricter border controls often exacerbate the very problems they aim to solve.
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    Is It the Hour of Europe Again?

    Daniel Gros urges European leaders to support Ukraine, politically and financially, if Donald Trump abandons it.
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    Are High-Skill Immigrants a Problem?

    Daron Acemoglu highlights some underappreciated risks of policies like the United States’ H-1B visa program.
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    Fundamentalist Perverts

    Slavoj Žižek regards most violent religious conservatism as merely an inauthentic expression of resentment.

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