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John Andrews

John Andrews

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John Andrews, a former editor and foreign correspondent for The Economist, is the author of The World in Conflict: Understanding the World’s Troublespots (Economist Books, 2022).

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  1. The Evolution of Empire
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    The Evolution of Empire

    Jun 21, 2024 John Andrews traces the enduring role of imperial power from the eighteenth century to the present.

  2. What’s Behind Jordan’s Palace Intrigue?
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    What’s Behind Jordan’s Palace Intrigue?

    Apr 9, 2021 John Andrews explains why political fissures have suddenly emerged in the Hashemite Kingdom, long an oasis of stability.

  3. An Interview with John Andrews
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    An Interview with John Andrews

    Apr 6, 2021 John Andrews considers the geopolitical implications of vaccine nationalism, assesses Joe Biden’s approaches to Iran and Saudi Arabia, and recalls haunting experiences from his long career as a foreign correspondent.

  4. Low Dishonest Decades
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    Low Dishonest Decades

    Feb 26, 2021 John Andrews draws contemporary lessons from four recent books charting Europe's slide toward war in the 1920s and 1930s.

  5. Can Lebanon Rise from the Rubble?
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    Can Lebanon Rise from the Rubble?

    Aug 12, 2020 John Andrews doubts that the government's resignation will speed reform of the dysfunctional power-sharing system.

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    The Indians Dividing MAGA

    Shashi Tharoor shows how one immigrant group became central to the “civil war” within Donald Trump’s base.
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    Shock Therapy for Multilateralism

    Harold James considers what another Donald Trump presidency will, and will not, mean for global cooperation.
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    Will Trump Fire the Fed?

    Kenneth Rogoff

    Despite Donald Trump’s assurances that he will not seek to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, there is little doubt that the US president-elect aims to gain greater influence over the Fed’s decision-making. Such interference could drive up long-term interest rates, damaging the American economy.

    worries about the incoming US administration’s plans to weaken the central bank’s independence.
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    Crypto’s Unholy Choir

    Andrés Velasco hears a chorus of deceivers, demagogues, dictators, and tax dodgers singing Donald Trump’s praises.
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    What Are the BRICS Good For?

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

    Following the addition of new members to the BRICS, some observers believe that the group has a good chance of becoming the new lodestar of global politics and international affairs. But the organization is neither representative enough nor sufficiently united to lead others.

    explains why the group of major emerging economies will not become the new fulcrum of world politics.
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    MAGA Goes to Panama

    Ruti Teitel asks whether the United States ever became truly reconciled to giving up control of the canal it built.
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    China Won’t Save Labour’s Britain

    Chris Patten urges British policymakers to focus instead on crafting polices that really can promote economic recovery.
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    The Good, the Bad, and the Uncertainty of the Trump Economy

    Nouriel Roubini considers what the US president-elect's promised policy agenda will mean for growth and inflation.
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    Ban Solar Geoengineering

    Mohammed Usrof, et al. predict that the controversial technology will foist upon young people yet another crisis they did not create.

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