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Minouche Shafik

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Minouche Shafik, a former president of Columbia University and the London School of Economics, is a member of the House of Lords and the author of What We Owe Each Other: A New Social Contract for a Better Society (Princeton University Press, 2021).

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  1. World Order in a Time of Monsters
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    World Order in a Time of Monsters

    Feb 7, 2025 Minouche Shafik highlights the critical importance of reinvigorating social contracts at the national level.

  2. The Pandemic and Our Broken Social Contracts
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    The Pandemic and Our Broken Social Contracts

    Jan 21, 2022 Minouche Shafik shows why confronting problems like COVID-19 will require a broader political overhaul.

  3. Toward a New Social Contract
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    Toward a New Social Contract

    Dec 26, 2019 Minouche Shafik explains how welfare states will need to change to manage demographic, technological, and economic pressures.

  4. Restoring Trust in Expertise
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    Restoring Trust in Expertise

    Mar 1, 2017 Minouche Shafik proposes several steps to revive public trust in those shaping consequential policy decisions.

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    Trump’s War on Foreign Aid and the Rise of Transactional Diplomacy

    Bright Simons highlights the global implications of the administration’s decision to shut down USAID.
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    Insuring Coastal and Ocean Resilience

    Ekhosuehi Iyahen explains how the insurance industry can mobilize private capital toward nature-based solutions.
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    What AI Can Learn From Aviation Safety

    Sylvain Duranton & Vanessa Lyon explain why the technology’s future depends on ensuring system integrity and preventing misuse.
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    America’s Big Trade Win

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

    Despite the uncertainty surrounding global trade, there are some bright spots – namely, booming trade in services. And here, ironically, the United States is leading the way, running a services trade surplus with most major economies and generating millions of good jobs for American workers.

     encourages the US government to acknowledge the country’s impressive success in exporting services.
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    Germany’s Incoming Government Has Embraced Military Keynesianism

    Tom Krebs & Isabella M. Weber

    Germany's prospective governing parties have now amended the country's constitutional "debt brake" in order to boost defense spending. But by limiting the amendment to military expenditure, they are squandering an opportunity to invest in the country's economic future.

     warn that current plans to boost military spending will unnecessarily undercut other priorities.
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    Will the Dollar Continue to Fall?

    Jim O'Neill explains why the US currency has been declining despite widespread expectations to the contrary.
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    Deportations Will Deepen the Trump Slump

    Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendonca point out that immigrants are a major factor in the US economy’s overall performance.
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    The Biofuel Sham Could Worsen Global Hunger and Inequality

    Jennifer Clapp & Olivier De Schutter urge the UN maritime regulator not to encourage the shipping industry to move from one unsustainable fuel to another.
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    When Will US Academia and Business Speak Up Against Trump?

    Dani Rodrik argues that leaders in both sectors bear a disproportionate responsibility to come to democracy's defense.

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