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Takatoshi Ito

Takatoshi Ito

Writing for PS since 2010
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Takatoshi Ito, a former Japanese deputy vice minister of finance, is a professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and a senior professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo.

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  1. East Asia Braces for Trump 2.0
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    East Asia Braces for Trump 2.0

    Feb 4, 2025 Takatoshi Ito warns America’s key regional allies to be prepared to make concessions to the new US administration.

  2. The High Cost of South Korea’s Short-Lived Martial Law
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    The High Cost of South Korea’s Short-Lived Martial Law

    Dec 18, 2024 Takatoshi Ito argues that while markets shrugged off the recent turmoil, the episode could have long-lasting consequences.

  3. Trump’s Tariffs Will Backfire
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    Trump’s Tariffs Will Backfire

    Dec 11, 2024 Takatoshi Ito warns that the US president-elect's plans will increase America's trade deficit and alienate its allies.

  4. Japan’s Electoral Stalemate
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    Japan’s Electoral Stalemate

    Oct 29, 2024 Takatoshi Ito considers the political and economic implications of the ruling bloc’s loss of its parliamentary majority.

  5. The Nine-Horse Race to Lead Japan
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    The Nine-Horse Race to Lead Japan

    Sep 26, 2024 Takatoshi Ito explores the views and policies of the main contenders to become the country’s next prime minister.

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    Trump’s Looming Deficit Disaster

    Desmond Lachman explains why the US president’s trade tariffs and planned tax cuts are at odds with basic economic realities.
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    Governing AI for the Public Interest

    Mariana Mazzucato & Tommaso Valletti explain why the UK government’s recently released AI “action plan” misses the mark.
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    Putting the Trump-Modi Bromance to the Test

    Brahma Chellaney hopes that the US and Indian leaders take concrete steps to reset and deepen the bilateral relationship.
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    The Dark Side of EU Deregulation

    Alberto Alemanno warns that the bloc’s efforts to reduce bureaucratic red tape will do more harm than good.
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    Daniel Gros on DeepSeek, Germany's malaise, EU competitiveness, and more

    Daniel Gros hopes that a Chinese startup's apparent AI breakthrough will provide a much-needed boost to European competitiveness, advises the EU on how to deal with Donald Trump, urges Europe to improve conditions for bottom-up innovation, and more.
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    Trump Will Not Kill the Global Energy Transition

    Ian Bremmer

    Despite Donald Trump's promise to boost fossil-fuel production, the economic and technological forces driving the clean-energy revolution cannot be stopped. The global transition will power forward, even if America has abandoned climate leadership, and even if the road ahead includes a few more bumps.

    assuages fears that the global energy transition will be thrown into reverse by the new US administration.
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    A Reformed WHO Should Make Its Case to America

    Gordon Brown wants to reassure the Trump administration that a revamped organization could serve US and global interests.
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    The Age of Multipolarization

    Tobias Bunde & Sophie Eisentraut think a better future depends on whether a world with more poles can find ways to mitigate dangerous divisions.
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    Will US Export Restrictions Work?

    Barry Eichengreen

    Perhaps US efforts to cut off China’s access to advanced semiconductors will be more successful than analogous restrictions on tech exports to France in the 1960s. But we now have at least one data point – DeepSeek – that suggests otherwise.

    questions the effectiveness of efforts to limit China’s access to advanced semiconductors.

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