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    Achieving Peace Through Strength in Ukraine

    Anders Fogh Rasmussen & Andriy Yermak

    To secure a lasting peace, Ukraine’s allies must make Vladimir Putin understand that he cannot dictate the terms. Guaranteeing Ukraine’s security will require increased military support, a clear path to NATO membership, and international support for President Volodymyr Zelensky’s peace plan.

     outline steps that global leaders can take to ensure a Ukrainian victory and deter future Russian aggression.
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    The IMF Must End Its Destructive Surcharges

    Joseph E. Stiglitz, et al.

    The International Monetary Fund’s surcharge policy has led to an unseemly state of affairs: countries in financial distress have become the largest source of net revenue to the Fund in recent years. These surcharges must be eliminated or, at the very least, adjusted to reduce the excessive burden on highly indebted countries.

     decry the counterproductive practice of imposing additional fees on countries in debt distress.
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    What a Successful Industrial Policy Needs

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg demonstrates that while subsidies can help, knowledge and technology transfers are crucial.
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    Only a Sustainable Bioeconomy Can Save Us

    Simon Zadek argues that investing in biodiversity while the global economy continues to over-exploit resources is futile.
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    China’s Commitment to Constant Adaptation and Structural Transformation

    Zhang Jun explains why the government insists on combining efforts to expand domestic demand with supply-side reforms.
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    Economic Theory for the Real World

    James K. Galbraith offers a new conceptual framework based on twenty-first-century science and simple observation.
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    Helping Women Adapt to Extreme Heat Helps Us All

    Jess Ayers & Helen Mountford urge the public and private sectors to work together to scale up innovations such as heat-wave insurance.
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    What’s Driving Africa’s Protests?

    Kehinde A. Togun highlights three fundamental issues fueling popular anger in Kenya, Nigeria, and elsewhere.
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    Macron’s Trial by Fire

    Hugo Drochon reflects on the French president's efforts to maintain control after a painful election season.
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  1. What a Successful Industrial Policy Needs
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    What a Successful Industrial Policy Needs

    Sep 17, 2024 Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg demonstrates that while subsidies can help, knowledge and technology transfers are crucial.

  2. China’s Commitment to Constant Adaptation and Structural Transformation
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    China’s Commitment to Constant Adaptation and Structural Transformation

    Sep 17, 2024 Zhang Jun explains why the government insists on combining efforts to expand domestic demand with supply-side reforms.

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    Helping Women Adapt to Extreme Heat Helps Us All

    Sep 17, 2024 Jess Ayers & Helen Mountford urge the public and private sectors to work together to scale up innovations such as heat-wave insurance.

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    Achieving Peace Through Strength in Ukraine

    Sep 17, 2024 Anders Fogh Rasmussen & Andriy Yermak outline steps that global leaders can take to ensure a Ukrainian victory and deter future Russian aggression.

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    Only a Sustainable Bioeconomy Can Save Us

    Sep 16, 2024 Simon Zadek argues that investing in biodiversity while the global economy continues to over-exploit resources is futile.

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    Macron’s Trial by Fire

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    The Water-Security Crisis

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    The Chinese Overcapacity Puzzle

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    Several developments in recent years, from sustained renminbi appreciation to increasingly aggressive Western tariffs, should have eroded China’s global manufacturing dominance, but have not. Why has China’s share of global manufacturing exports continued to rise, and what might turn the tide?

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