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George Papaconstantinou

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George Papaconstantinou, a former finance minister of Greece who negotiated the country’s first bailout, is the author of Game Over – The Inside Story of the Greek Crisis and the co-author (with Jean Pisani-Ferry) of New World New Rules: Global Cooperation in a World of Geopolitical Rivalries (Columbia University Press, 2025).

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  1. Global Cooperation in the Age of Trump
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    Global Cooperation in the Age of Trump

    Jan 7, 2025 George Papaconstantinou & Jean Pisani-Ferry suggest how global commons and interdependencies can be managed in the absence of a responsible superpower.

  2. A Very Greek Brexit?
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    A Very Greek Brexit?

    Feb 14, 2019 George Papaconstantinou argues that the near-Grexit in 2015 shows why the EU should maintain its red lines in negotiating with the UK.

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    What Tariffs Can and Can’t Do

    Dani Rodrik

    When tariffs are moderate and used to complement a domestic investment agenda, they need not do much harm; they can even be useful. When they are indiscriminate and are not supported by purposeful domestic policies, they do considerable damage – most of it at home.

     argues that import duties are neither an all-purpose tool, as Donald Trump believes, nor a purposeless one.
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    Could Trump’s Tariffs Help Democratize China?

    Yi Fuxian thinks that China will have to shift its focus from running trade surpluses to strengthening the middle class.
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    A Retrospective on Trump’s First Year Back

    Jeffrey Frankel

    From a stock- and bond-market crash to a military confrontation with China, there is no shortage of downside risks for 2025. But whatever disasters Donald Trump ushers in during his first year back in the White House, one should not expect his supporters to turn on him.

     imagines the economic and geopolitical consequences we might be facing in January 2026.
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    Global Cooperation in the Age of Trump

    George Papaconstantinou & Jean Pisani-Ferry suggest how global commons and interdependencies can be managed in the absence of a responsible superpower.
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    Trump Will Put the US and China Back on a Collision Course

    Ian Bremmer

    Donald Trump's return to the White House will almost certainly trigger an unmanaged decoupling of the world’s most important geopolitical relationship, increasing the risk of global economic disruption and crisis. After all, Chinese leaders will be far less conciliatory than they were during his first term.

     thinks Xi Jinping's government will be less accommodative of the “Tariff Man's” demands this time around.
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    Viktor Orbán’s Home for Populist Fugitives

    Sławomir Sierakowski highlights the Hungarian leader’s policy of offering asylum to European politicians facing corruption charges.
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    Ukraine’s Existential Culture War

    Ian Buruma thinks the country is justified in banning Russian art, even though it runs counter to humanist principles.
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    An Injustice That Biden Can Still Set Right

    Helen Prejean urges the outgoing president to pardon six men who were wrongly convicted in a high-profile 1984 murder case.
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    Europe Needs Shared Defense Capabilities

    Lars Frølund & Fiona Murray argue that gaining a technological edge requires focusing on collective, rather than national, interests.

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