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Jim Yong Kim was president of the World Bank Group from 2012 to 2019.

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  1. A Truly Global Response to Climate Change
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    A Truly Global Response to Climate Change

    Dec 11, 2017 Akinwumi A. Adesina, et al. reaffirm their institutions' commitment to supporting the implementation of the 2015 Paris agreement.

  2. Climate Action After Paris
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    Climate Action After Paris

    Dec 16, 2015 Jim Yong Kim highlights five measures needed to realize the new global accord's full potential.

  3. The Path to Carbon Pricing
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    The Path to Carbon Pricing

    Oct 19, 2015 Christine Lagarde & Jim Yong Kim map out how to create the incentives needed to cut emissions while protecting the poor.

  4. Diseases Without Borders
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    Diseases Without Borders

    Jan 22, 2015 Jim Yong Kim shows why pandemics are one global risk that cooperative preemptive action can mitigate.

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    Ukraine Needs Security Guarantees

    Ana Palacio views NATO as the only institution that can credibly safeguard the country’s sovereignty in the long term.
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    AI Is a Rare Bright Spot for Global Governance

    Ian Bremmer & Marietje Schaake

    A new Global Digital Compact rests on the insight that while AI can be a game-changing technology, managing its far-reaching potential requires a new global infrastructure and robust mechanisms to manage the risks. At a time when multilateralism is faltering, global cooperation remains possible.

     herald a new global compact that aims to manage the technology’s risks and unlock its potential.
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    What US Interest-Rate Cuts Mean for China

    Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng point out that the Federal Reserve’s monetary easing gives Chinese policymakers room to fight deflation.
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    Enjoy the Soft Landing

    J. Bradford DeLong marvels at the continued strength of the US economy following rapid monetary-policy tightening.
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    Policymakers’ Green-Tech Fantasy

    Daniel Gros refutes the widespread belief that renewables-related industries could form the foundation of a major economy.
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    Marietje Schaake on our tech overlords, antitrust, data protection, and more

    Marietje Schaake warns that Big Tech’s outsize influence threatens democracy, suggests what Western leaders can learn from Chinese technology governance, urges governments to use public procurement to influence the trajectory of digital technology, and more.
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    Capitalizing on the Weakening of Hamas and Hezbollah

    Dennis Ross

    The massive losses suffered by Hezbollah and Hamas – and the weakening of Iran’s so-called “axis of resistance” – needs to be seen in strategic terms. Put simply, it creates an opening to transform for the better not just Gaza and Lebanon but also much of the region.

     thinks Israel’s decimation of Iran’s proxies in Gaza and Lebanon must be viewed in strategic terms.
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    Warrior Nations of the Middle East

    Ian Buruma shows how shame and humiliation have shaped national identities that countenance further killing.
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    What Would Victory in Ukraine Look Like?

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr. considers what kind of peace settlement Ukraine might be able to accept in the near term.

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