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Uffe Ellemann-Jensen

Uffe Ellemann-Jensen

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Uffe Ellemann-Jensen is a former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark.

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  1. Give Britain Time
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    Give Britain Time

    Jul 7, 2016 Uffe Ellemann-Jensen recalls Danes' calm and careful deliberation in 1992, after voters rejected the Maastricht Treaty.

  2. Europe’s Myopic Defense Cuts
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    Europe’s Myopic Defense Cuts

    Nov 26, 2010 Uffe Ellemann-Jensen

  3. Defusing Russia’s Energy Weapon

    Defusing Russia’s Energy Weapon

    Dec 7, 2009 Uffe Ellemann-Jensen

  4. The EU’s Hour, or Europe’s Darkest Hour?
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    The EU’s Hour, or Europe’s Darkest Hour?

    Mar 25, 2009 Uffe Ellemann-Jensen

  5. Ireland Must Go

    Ireland Must Go

    Jun 14, 2008 Uffe Ellemann-Jensen

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    Fintech Must Embrace Universal Inclusion

    Carl Manlan & Adanna Chukwuma point out that developing financial products for people with disabilities is a major economic opportunity.
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    The Urgency of Global Debt Reform

    Anne O. Krueger highlights the need for an international framework that prevents prolonged restructuring negotiations.
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    Economic Development in a Protectionist World

    Raghuram G. Rajan thinks poorer countries should be exploring new growth models, regardless of whether a new trade war erupts.
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    China Takes Aim at Philippine Democracy

    Adam Nelson & May Butoy urge the US and its regional allies to focus on helping policymakers address five key vulnerabilities.
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    The Economic Consequences of Trump 2.0

    Simon Johnson explains why reality is unlikely to come close to matching the US president-elect's rhetoric.
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    Our AI Near-Future

    Charles Ferguson

    Although AI has great potential to bring exciting changes to education, art, medicine, robotics, and other fields, it also poses major risks, most of which are not being addressed. Judging by the response so far from political and other institutions, we can safely expect many years of instability.

     offers a brief roadmap of how the technology will evolve and be deployed over the next few years.
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    The Indians Dividing MAGA

    Shashi Tharoor shows how one immigrant group became central to the “civil war” within Donald Trump’s base.
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    Shock Therapy for Multilateralism

    Harold James considers what another Donald Trump presidency will, and will not, mean for global cooperation.
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    Will Trump Fire the Fed?

    Kenneth Rogoff

    Despite Donald Trump’s assurances that he will not seek to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, there is little doubt that the US president-elect aims to gain greater influence over the Fed’s decision-making. Such interference could drive up long-term interest rates, damaging the American economy.

     worries about the incoming US administration’s plans to weaken the central bank’s independence.

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