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Michael Froman

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Michael Froman is President of the Council on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Supporting Ukraine Is in Trump’s Interest
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    Supporting Ukraine Is in Trump’s Interest

    Dec 30, 2024 Michael Froman & Charles A. Kupchan see only one way for the US president-elect to achieve the peace settlement he desires.

  2. Public-Private Climate Urgency
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    Public-Private Climate Urgency

    Dec 22, 2020 Michael Froman calls for a broad mobilization to unite policymakers and economic actors behind post-pandemic climate action.

  3. A Data Revolution for All
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    A Data Revolution for All

    Jan 20, 2020 Michael Froman & Raj Shah announce the relaunch of Data.org, a pioneer in data-driven social entrepreneurship.

  4. The Future of Free Trade
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    The Future of Free Trade

    Jan 7, 2019 Michael Froman reflects on what a year of disruption augurs for the international system and the global economy.

  5. Tapping Africa’s Full Potential
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    Tapping Africa’s Full Potential

    Sep 25, 2016 Michael Froman & Amina Mohamed call for a more comprehensive policy framework to encourage US trade and investment on the continent.

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    Europe’s New Power Trio

    Simon Toubeau foresees Friedrich Merz, Ursula von der Leyen, and Manfred Weber boosting the bloc’s security and economy.
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    Canada Must Learn From the Green Backlash

    Jonathan D. Ostry calls for climate policies to reflect social realities, instead of being based solely on economic efficiency.
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    Will There Be a Sustained US Market Selloff?

    Dambisa Moyo identifies several indicators that investors and business leaders should keep an eye on.
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    Trump’s Tariffs Are Illegal, but That Won’t Matter

    Aziz Huq sees an unlawful trade war as a window into America’s crumbling constitutional order.
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    Let Afghan Women Lead

    Palwasha Hassan & Shafiqa Khpalwak urge the international community to support some of the world's most repressed yet tenacious people.
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    Saving Ukraine

    By choosing to side with the aggressor in the Ukraine war, President Donald Trump’s administration has effectively driven the final nail into the coffin of US global leadership. Unless Europe fills the void – first and foremost by supporting Ukraine – it faces the prospect of more chaos and conflict in the years to come.

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    Abundance and Its Discontents

    James Livingston

    For most of human history, economic scarcity was a constant – the condition that had to be escaped, mitigated, or rationalized. Why, then, is scarcity's opposite regarded as a problem?

     asks why the absence of economic scarcity is viewed as a problem rather than a cause for celebration.
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    What Role for the Bond Vigilantes?

    J. Bradford DeLong, et al. consider whether the return of the “bond vigilantes” will become a persistent issue for major economies
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    Maintaining Progress in a Post-American World

    Olivier Blanchard & Jean Pisani-Ferry identify four big global challenges that can still be tackled through “coalitions of the willing.”

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