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 László Bruszt

László Bruszt

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László Bruszt, Professor of Political Science at Central European University, served as Acting Rector and President of CEU in 1996-1997.

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  1. Hungary’s Disease Dictator
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    Hungary’s Disease Dictator

    Apr 16, 2020 László Bruszt thinks Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's latest power grab will hinder the country's efforts to fight COVID-19.

  2. The EU’s University in Exile
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    The EU’s University in Exile

    Nov 28, 2019 László Bruszt draws two sobering lessons from the Hungarian government's ouster of a leading academic institution.

  3. Why Polish Judicial Independence Matters
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    Why Polish Judicial Independence Matters

    Sep 15, 2017 László Bruszt & Nauro F. Campos explain how domestic courts aid development and ensure the functioning of Europe's single market.

  4. Brexit and New Europe
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    Brexit and New Europe

    May 19, 2016 László Bruszt & Nauro F. Campos warn that a UK vote to stay in the EU would jeopardize the EU's goal of "ever closer union."

  5. We the People of Europe
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    We the People of Europe

    Aug 11, 2015 László Bruszt & David Stark explore the parallels between the EU today and the early years of the United States.

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    The Language of Political Control

    Robert Skidelsky views recent linguistic innovations as manipulative efforts to compel “correct” thought and perception.
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    Globalization vs. Democracy

    Kaushik Basu highlights the contradictions and vulnerabilities inherent in the current international order.
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    The West’s New Infrastructure Imperative

    Diane Coyle explains why a broader conception of the term could reflect a renewed interest in investing in the future.
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    An Iran-Israel War?

    Iran’s mass ballistic missile and drone attack on Israel last week raised anew the specter of a widening Middle East war that draws in Iran and its proxies, as well as Western countries like the United States. The urgent need to defuse tensions – starting by ending Israel’s war in Gaza and pursuing a lasting political solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict – is obvious, but can it be done?

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    What a Climate-Aligned IMF Would Look Like

    Mohamed Nasheed & Rakesh Mohan explain how the managing director can fully position the institution to help the most vulnerable countries.
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    The Key to Transforming African Health

    Jayati Ghosh highlights efforts to foster scientific innovation and drug manufacturing on the continent.
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    China’s Rebalancing Imperative

    Stephen S. Roach

    The most successful development stories almost always involve major shifts in the sources of economic growth, which in turn allow economies to reinvent themselves out of necessity or by design. In China, the interplay of mounting external pressures, lagging household consumption, and falling productivity will increasingly shape China’s policy choices in the years ahead.

    explains why the Chinese authorities should switch to a consumption- and productivity-led growth model.
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    From Welfare State to Safe State in Latin America

    Jorge G. Castañeda & Carlos Ominami

    Designing a progressive anti-violence strategy that delivers the safety for which a huge share of Latin Americans crave is perhaps the most difficult challenge facing many of the region’s governments. But it is also the most important.

    urge the region’s progressives to start treating security as an essential component of social protection.
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    The Urgency of Sovereign-Debt Restructuring

    José Antonio Ocampo highlights the need for a comprehensive mechanism to deliver relief to low- and middle-income countries.

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