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Democracy and Its Enemies

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  1. leonard87_DMITRY ASTAKHOVSPUTNIKAFP via Getty Images_xi DMITRY ASTAKHOV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images

    Xi Jinping’s Idea of World Order

    Mark Leonard explains China’s new strategy for appealing to developing countries and emerging economies.
  2. acemoglu58_Chris McGrathGetty Images_turkeyearthquake Chris McGrath/Getty Images

    To Reconstruct Turkey, Rebuild Its Democracy

    Daron Acemoglu & Cihat Tokgöz think the country needs not just a new government but a broader economic and political transformation.
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    Halting the Authoritarian Drift

    Kaushik Basu considers the dynamics that lead political leaders down the road to tyranny, paranoia, and aggression.
  4. mueller42_CHP HandoutAnadolu Agency via Getty Images CHP /Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

    The Dilemma of Anti-Populism

    Jan-Werner Mueller examines the structural disadvantages faced by fragile opposition coalitions that challenge strongman rule.
  5. tharoor175_Drew AngererGetty Images_modi Drew Angerer/Getty Images

    India’s Thin-Skinned Leaders

    Shashi Tharoor argues that the Modi government’s petulant response to foreign criticism conveys weakness, not strength.
  6. benami198_Amir LevyGetty Images_netanyahu Amir LevyGetty Images

    Netanyahu’s Sabotage of Israeli Democracy

    Shlomo Ben-Ami highlights the stakes of the Netanyahu government’s plan to weaken the judiciary.
  7. p_20.93213216 Stefano De Luigi /VII/Redux

    Global Warming, Hot Wars, Closed Societies

    George Soros sees a fight for global domination playing out against a backdrop of existential risk to human civilization.
  8. ibaum1_Amir LevyGetty Images_netanyahu protest Amir Levy/Getty Images

    Israel’s Autocratic Turn

    Ido Baum warns that the Netanyahu government’s assault on the legal system will undermine the separation of powers.
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    Re-Envisioning the Liberal International Order

    Tobias Bunde & Sophie Eisentraut share new findings about how major countries and their people see the world today.
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    Tax the Rich to Save the Planet

    Owen Gaffney argues that reducing economic inequality is the key to strengthening democracy and mitigating climate change.
  2. nye240_Yuichiro ChinoGetty Images_worldtechnologyconnection Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images

    Is Globalization Over?

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr. explains why reports of the death of humanity's interdependence are greatly exaggerated.
  3. goldsmith3_LEONARDO MUNOZAFP via Getty Images_trumpindictment Leonardo Munoz/AFP via Getty Images

    Putin and Trump in the Dock?

    Jack Goldsmith explains the risks associated with pursuing criminal prosecutions against high-profile political figures.
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    The Great Revision

    Joschka Fischer examines the broader geopolitical restructuring that was triggered by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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    Why Inflation Persists

    Lars P. Feld

    What "Team Transitory" has missed in the inflation debate is that inflation tends to become persistent because of second-round effects. Not only have producer prices risen over the past year or so, but they also have not yet been fully passed through the value chain.

    navigates the complex array of factors that give rise to one of the biggest problems in macroeconomics.
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    Wanted: Vladimir Putin

    Antara Haldar explains why the International Criminal Court’s indictment is more than just a symbolic victory.
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    Here We Go Again?

    Fifteen years after the collapse of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers triggered a devastating global financial crisis, the banking system is in trouble again. Central bankers and financial regulators each seem to bear some of the blame for the recent tumult, but there is significant disagreement over how much – and what, if anything, can be done to avoid a deeper crisis.

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    The Coming Doom Loop

    Nouriel Roubini warns that liquidity support will not be enough to prevent a deeper financial crisis and economic downturn.
  9. james202_FABRICE COFFRINIAFP via Getty Images_ubs credit suisse FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images

    Crises of Uncertainty

    Harold James fears the consequences of policymakers’ continual revision of economic and financial governance rules.

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