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Soňa Muzikárová

Soňa Muzikárová

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Soňa Muzikárová, a non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and a Mason fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, is a former economist at the European Central Bank, a former diplomat at the OECD, and a former senior adviser to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic.

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  1. America’s AI Iron Curtain
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    America’s AI Iron Curtain

    Apr 3, 2025 Soňa Muzikárová explains how US export controls are harming allies and potentially helping Russia and China.

  2. Central and Eastern Europe’s Bid for AI Dominance
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    Central and Eastern Europe’s Bid for AI Dominance

    Nov 21, 2024 Soňa Muzikárová outlines steps policymakers can take to harness the technology’s potential to boost growth and prosperity.

  3. Slovakia’s Anti-Democratic Government Is Doubling Down
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    Slovakia’s Anti-Democratic Government Is Doubling Down

    Jun 17, 2024 Soňa Muzikárová warns that the assassination attempt in May has led the government to double down on illiberal reforms.

  4. Eastern Europe Needs a New Immigration Narrative
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    Eastern Europe Needs a New Immigration Narrative

    Mar 20, 2024 Soňa Muzikárová notes that populist leaders are exploiting voters' anxiety about newcomers even as they seek foreign workers.

  5. Europe’s Chance to Finish Off Illiberal Democracy
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    Europe’s Chance to Finish Off Illiberal Democracy

    Nov 21, 2023 Soňa Muzikárová urges EU policymakers to leverage the bloc’s financial power to weaken authoritarian governments.

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    Will Qatari Gold Sink Netanyahu?

    Konstanty Gebert

    Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's decision to fire the country's internal security chief has raised suspicions, given that the move comes just after the launch of an investigation into a new scandal involving his own aides. Israelis are right to worry that they could now be heading for a constitutional crisis.

     explains the latest scandal to hit Israel's increasingly illiberal, norm-breaking government.
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    The US and Russia Are Negotiating in Bad Faith

    Nina L. Khrushcheva thinks the Kremlin is laying the groundwork for a highly favorable deal on the Ukraine war.
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    Europe’s Tech Sovereignty Demands More Than Competitiveness

    Marietje Schaake & Max von Thun warn that the European Union’s deregulatory push could undermine its autonomy and fundamental values.
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    How Should Africa Respond to Foreign-Aid Cuts?

    Ifeanyi M. Nsofor touts the potential of foreign remittances to sustain public services as external support shrinks.
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    How Should China Respond to Trump’s Tariffs?

    Huang Yiping urges Chinese policymakers to fill the leadership vacuum created by America’s protectionist turn.
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    Who Will Drive the Post-American Global Economy?

    Jim O'Neill considers what other large economies can do to offset the effects of the Trump administration's trade warfare.
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    Health Is Wealth in a Geriatric World

    Hippolyte Fofack

    The Global South is increasingly at risk of growing old before becoming rich, which implies huge social and economic costs. To avert this outcome, the Hevolution Foundation, a nonprofit backed by the Saudi royal family, has begun to support research focused on lengthening healthspans – the period of life spent in good health.

     explains why increasing “healthspans” to match lifespans is a moral and economic imperative.
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    Europe’s Democrats Must Forge a Will to Fight

    Wojciech Przybylski & Goran Buldioski think European leaders' most urgent security task is to nurture citizens' resolve to defend their countries.
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    Governments Are Not Startups

    Mariana Mazzucato & Rainer Kattel explain why ongoing efforts to run the state like a business are doomed to fail.

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