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Helmut K. Anheier

Helmut K. Anheier

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Helmut K. Anheier, Professor of Sociology at the Hertie School in Berlin, is Adjunct Professor of Public Policy and Social Welfare at UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs.

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  1. Why Is Germany’s Far Right Surging?
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    Why Is Germany’s Far Right Surging?

    Aug 16, 2023 Helmut K. Anheier blames the ineptitude of government and opposition alike for bolstering Alternative für Deutschland.

  2. Germany’s National-Security Strategy Misses the Target
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    Germany’s National-Security Strategy Misses the Target

    Jun 22, 2023 Helmut K. Anheier thinks the country’s widely anticipated plan is long on vision and short on concrete steps.

  3. The Benin Bronzes’ Bungled Return
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    The Benin Bronzes’ Bungled Return

    May 23, 2023 Helmut K. Anheier explains why impartial intermediaries are crucial to facilitating sensitive cultural exchanges.

  4. Mixed Signals from Germany’s Traffic-Light Coalition
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    Mixed Signals from Germany’s Traffic-Light Coalition

    Apr 12, 2023 Helmut K. Anheier explains how the government, beset by partisan infighting, has fumbled one promised reform after another.

  5. Germany’s Self-Centered War Debate
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    Germany’s Self-Centered War Debate

    Feb 28, 2023 Helmut K. Anheier thinks the country’s pundit class is looking at Russia’s invasion of Ukraine through too narrow a lens.

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    Fixing Global Governance

    Gordon Brown explains how to make the G20 and the Bretton Woods institutions fit for purpose once again.
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    The EU Needs Fiscal Union

    Lucrezia Reichlin laments the pro-cyclical bent of the European Commission’s proposed reforms to fiscal rules.
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    The Roots of the Global Water Crisis

    Joshua Castellino explains why overhauling the current economic paradigm is crucial for preserving Earth’s natural systems.
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    The Electric Vehicle Revolution Comes for German Industry

    Dalia Marin explains how Europe can reverse engineer China’s approach to industrial policy.
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    Is Chinese Youth Unemployment As Bad As It Looks?

    Nancy Qian

    China’s exceptional growth in recent decades has influenced the education and career choices of young people and their families. But now that high-skilled jobs are drying up and recent graduates are struggling to find work, there is a growing mismatch between expectations and new realities.

     argues that the rise in joblessness among young people does not spell economic apocalypse for China.
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    Auto Strikes and Climate Change

    Mariana Mazzucato & Damon Silvers explain why the transition to a net-zero economy cannot happen without worker empowerment.
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    The New World Disorder

    Richard Haass highlights the growing threat to international stability and calls for effective cooperation.
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    Latin America’s Growth Conundrum

    Arminio Fraga, et al.

    Since 1960, only a few countries in Latin America have narrowed the gap between their per capita income and that of the United States, while most of the region has lagged far behind. Making up for lost ground will require a coordinated effort, involving both technocratic tinkering and bold political leadership.

     explain what it will take finally to achieve economic convergence with advanced economies.
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    We Need to Talk About Bank Supervision

    Howard Davies thinks the renewed debate over commercial bank capital requirements largely misses the point.

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