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Richard Haass

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Richard Haass, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, senior counselor at Centerview Partners, and Distinguished University Scholar at New York University, previously served as Director of Policy Planning for the US State Department (2001-03), and was President George W. Bush's special envoy to Northern Ireland and Coordinator for the Future of Afghanistan. He is the author of The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens (Penguin Press, 2023) and the weekly Substack newsletter Home & Away.

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  1. Diplomacy Is the Newest Front in the Russia-Ukraine War
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    Diplomacy Is the Newest Front in the Russia-Ukraine War

    Mar 31, 2025 Richard Haass explains why an enforceable ceasefire must precede, perhaps by many years, final-status negotiations.

  2. Tackling Climate Change in the Age of Trump
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    Tackling Climate Change in the Age of Trump

    Feb 17, 2025 Richard Haass & Carolyn Kissane argue that reconciling what is desirable with what is feasible requires a new approach.

  3. Joe Biden’s Disappearing Legacy
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    Joe Biden’s Disappearing Legacy

    Jan 13, 2025 Richard Haass thinks the outgoing US president got some big things mostly right and some big things mostly wrong.

  4. Hail to the Fallen Chief
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    Hail to the Fallen Chief

    Dec 30, 2024 Richard Haass thinks Jimmy Carter's presidency merits much greater appreciation than it has received.

  5. The Energy Transition That Couldn’t
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    The Energy Transition That Couldn’t

    Dec 17, 2024 Richard Haass & Carolyn Kissane argue that replacing fossil fuels with renewables is an idea that has exhausted its utility.

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    Trump’s Tariffs Will Accelerate America’s Economic Decline

    Kaushik Basu draws parallels between the administration’s policies and those that led to Argentina’s decades-long slump.
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    Trump, Tariffs, and the Fate of the Dollar

    Mark Blyth

    Donald Trump’s attempt to reindustrialize the US economy by eliminating trade deficits will undoubtedly cause pain and disruption on a massive scale. But it is important to remember that both major US political parties have abandoned free trade in pursuit of similar goals.

     argues that America’s protectionist policies reflect a global economic reordering that was already underway.
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    Trump’s Old World Order

    Ahmet Davutoğlu warns that the US administration’s reckless conduct may destroy the last vestiges of multilateral cooperation.
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    Crippling America’s Innovation Economy

    William H. Janeway

    Donald Trump and Elon Musk's reign of disruption is crippling research universities’ ability to serve as productive partners in innovation, thus threatening the very system that they purport to celebrate. The Chinese, who are increasingly becoming frontier innovators in their own right, will be forever grateful.

     warns that the pillars of US dynamism and competitiveness are being systematically toppled.
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    America’s AI Iron Curtain

    Soňa Muzikárová explains how US export controls are harming allies and potentially helping Russia and China.
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    What Rebalancing the US Economy Really Requires

    Glenn Hubbard thinks US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is neglecting the need for spending cuts in major federal programs.
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    America’s Voice No Longer Speaks for Democracy

    Heela Rasool-Ayub explains why authoritarians worldwide are celebrating Donald Trump’s renunciation of democratic advocacy.
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    Insurers Must Embrace Geospatial AI

    Pierre du Rostu touts the technology’s benefits for an industry that must shift its focus from paying claims to managing risk.
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    It’s Time to Abandon Trump’s Flawed Negotiation Playbook

    Michele Gelfand points out that the best dealmakers strive for win-win outcomes, not zero-sum Pyrrhic victories.

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