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    How Trump Won

    Nina L. Khrushcheva

    Despite being a criminal, a charlatan, and an aspiring dictator, Donald Trump has won not only the Electoral College, but also the popular vote – a feat he did not achieve in 2016 or 2020. A nihilistic voter base, profit-hungry business leaders, and craven Republican politicians are to blame.

     points the finger at a nihilistic voter base, profit-hungry business leaders, and craven Republican politicians.
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    How Europe Should Woo Trump

    Philippe Legrain

    Shell-shocked Europeans will be tempted to hunker down and hope that Donald Trump does not make good on his most extreme threats, like sweeping import tariffs and quitting NATO. But this would be a catastrophic mistake; Europeans must swallow their pride and try to capitalize on Trump’s craving for admiration.

     outlines a strategy for EU leaders to win over the next US president and mitigate the threat he represents.
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    Trump vs. China, Round Two

    Angela Huyue Zhang warns that if the US doubles down on aggressive policies, it risks becoming defined by what it opposes.
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    Stablecoins Can Defend the Dollar’s Global Status

    Paul Ryan prefers a payments system built by private industry in the US to one built by the People’s Bank of China.
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    China Can Beat Back Deflation

    Michael Spence predicts that, with the right policies, the economy’s growth momentum can be restored within 2-3 years.
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    Anders Åslund on the Trump threat, Ukrainian security, Putin's survival, and more

    Anders Åslund considers what the US presidential election will mean for Ukraine, says that only a humiliating loss in the war could threaten Vladimir Putin’s position, urges the EU to take additional steps to ensure a rapid and successful Ukrainian accession, and more.
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    Donald Trump’s Tariffs Would Hurt US Workers and Businesses

    Maurice Obstfeld shows why targeting an overall reduction in imports would reduce America’s real wages and national income.
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    Japan Needs Tighter Monetary Policy

    Koichi Hamada hopes that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba recognizes the risks raised by an undervalued yen in today's economy.
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    Europe’s Existential AI Challenge

    Bertrand Badré & Charles Ferguson explain what is wrong with the EU technology startup system, and what to do about it.
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  1. How Trump Won
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    How Trump Won

    Nov 6, 2024 Nina L. Khrushcheva points the finger at a nihilistic voter base, profit-hungry business leaders, and craven Republican politicians.

  2. Trump vs. China, Round Two
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    Trump vs. China, Round Two

    Nov 6, 2024 Angela Huyue Zhang warns that if the US doubles down on aggressive policies, it risks becoming defined by what it opposes.

  3. How Europe Should Woo Trump
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    How Europe Should Woo Trump

    Nov 6, 2024 Philippe Legrain outlines a strategy for EU leaders to win over the next US president and mitigate the threat he represents.

  4. China Can Beat Back Deflation
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    China Can Beat Back Deflation

    Nov 6, 2024 Michael Spence predicts that, with the right policies, the economy’s growth momentum can be restored within 2-3 years.

  5. Japan Needs Tighter Monetary Policy
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    Japan Needs Tighter Monetary Policy

    Nov 6, 2024 Koichi Hamada hopes that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba recognizes the risks raised by an undervalued yen in today's economy.

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    Anders Åslund on the Trump threat, Ukrainian security, Putin's survival, and more

    Anders Åslund considers what the US presidential election will mean for Ukraine, says that only a humiliating loss in the war could threaten Vladimir Putin’s position, urges the EU to take additional steps to ensure a rapid and successful Ukrainian accession, and more.
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    Europe’s Existential AI Challenge

    Bertrand Badré & Charles Ferguson explain what is wrong with the EU technology startup system, and what to do about it.
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    Paulo Nogueira Batista, Jr. & Robert H. Wade propose incremental changes to keep developing and emerging economies on board and engaged.
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    Diane Coyle on economic progress, tech monopolies, artificial intelligence, and more

    Diane Coyle advocates a new public philosophy that rejects viewing “government” and “market” as opposites, explains why time-use data must shape technological development, warns that policymakers are devising AI regulation in a thick conceptual fog, and more.
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    Toward a Fifth World Order

    Gordon Brown & Mohamed A. El-Erian explain why multilateral institutions urgently need to be reformed, and why the G20 is the right forum for it.
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    The Brutes’ New Suits

    James Livingston asks why so many observers now believe that banks are running a con game.

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    Unleashing Solar Power’s Bright Future

    Fatih Birol & Ajay Mathur see the rapid growth of solar power as a promising sign of what is possible in the fight against climate change.
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    Where Financial Innovation Meets Sustainable Development

    Jordan Schwartz explains why new instruments must be standardized and integrated into developing countries’ economic policies.
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