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War Is What Hamas and Iran Want
War Is What Hamas and Iran Want
Bernard Haykel warns that Israel’s scorched-earth Gaza campaign risks playing into its enemies’ hands. -
Higher Interest Rates Are Here to Stay
Higher Interest Rates Are Here to Stay
Kenneth Rogoff thinks that policymakers and economists must reassess their beliefs in light of current market realities. -
A Green Economy Needs More Than Subsidies
A Green Economy Needs More Than Subsidies
David Amiel explains why achieving climate goals requires a broader combination of sector-specific policy instruments. -
The Google Trial’s Dangerous Secrecy
The Google Trial’s Dangerous Secrecy
Karina Montoya warns that the tech behemoth’s success in limiting public access to legal proceedings threatens press freedom. -
Pulling the Amazon Back from the Brink
Pulling the Amazon Back from the Brink
Carlos Nobre & Marielos Peña-Claros urge policymakers at COP28 to prevent the world’s largest rainforest from crossing perilous tipping points. -
The Global South’s Debt Crisis Is Thwarting Climate Ambition
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The Global South’s Debt Crisis Is Thwarting Climate Ambition
María Fernanda Espinosa & Rishikesh Ram Bhandary warn that lack of fiscal space in the developing world is impeding progress on the clean-energy transition. -
Digital Payments Hold the Key to Climate Resilience
Digital Payments Hold the Key to Climate Resilience
Benjamin E. Diokno urges policymakers and the private sector to embrace the transformative potential of emerging technologies. -
A Trump Dictatorship Won’t Happen
A Trump Dictatorship Won’t Happen
Eric Posner doubts that the former president would be able to overcome constitutional checks and balances if re-elected. -
What Will It Take to Phase Out Fossil Fuels?
What Will It Take to Phase Out Fossil Fuels?
Nikki Reisch argues that corporate capture is preventing the annual COPs from driving an exit from fossil fuels. -
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The Global Economy’s Unsolved Problems
The Global Economy’s Unsolved Problems
Dec 7, 2023 José Antonio Ocampo offers a sobering assessment of multilateral efforts to tackle debt, development, climate change, and more.
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Digital Payments Hold the Key to Climate Resilience
Digital Payments Hold the Key to Climate Resilience
Dec 7, 2023 Benjamin E. Diokno urges policymakers and the private sector to embrace the transformative potential of emerging technologies.
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Pulling the Amazon Back from the Brink
Pulling the Amazon Back from the Brink
Dec 7, 2023 Carlos Nobre & Marielos Peña-Claros urge policymakers at COP28 to prevent the world’s largest rainforest from crossing perilous tipping points.
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War Is What Hamas and Iran Want
War Is What Hamas and Iran Want
Dec 7, 2023 Bernard Haykel warns that Israel’s scorched-earth Gaza campaign risks playing into its enemies’ hands.
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A Trump Dictatorship Won’t Happen
A Trump Dictatorship Won’t Happen
Dec 7, 2023 Eric Posner doubts that the former president would be able to overcome constitutional checks and balances if re-elected.
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Market Power Is Permanent, and Technological Competition Does Not Remove It
Market Power Is Permanent, and Technological Competition Does Not Remove It
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Antara Haldar on behavioral economics, development models, global governance, and more
Antara Haldar on behavioral economics, development models, global governance, and more
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Our Megathreatened Age
Our Megathreatened Age
Nouriel Roubini predicts a bright future – if we can survive the next few decades of economic instability and political chaos. -
Holiday 2023 Reading List
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The New Industrial Policy and Its Critics
The New Industrial Policy and Its Critics
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The Hidden Gender Wealth Gap
The Hidden Gender Wealth Gap
Céline Bessière & Sibylle Gollac document an underappreciated form of inequality that threatens to set women back once again.
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What Will It Take to Phase Out Fossil Fuels?
What Will It Take to Phase Out Fossil Fuels?
Nikki Reisch argues that corporate capture is preventing the annual COPs from driving an exit from fossil fuels. -
How to Make Green Hydrogen Work for Africa
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How to Make Green Hydrogen Work for Africa
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Nature as Infrastructure
Nature as Infrastructure
Erik Berglöf urges leaders to assess what natural landscapes can deliver before considering “grey” solutions.