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Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney

Writing for PS since 2009
181 commentaries
1 videos & podcasts

Brahma Chellaney, Professor Emeritus of Strategic Studies at the New Delhi-based Center for Policy Research and Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin, is the author of nine books, including Water: Asia’s New Battleground (Georgetown University Press, 2011), for which he won the 2012 Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Book Award.

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  1. America Must Stand Up to Asia's Bully
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    America Must Stand Up to Asia's Bully

    Nov 13, 2024 Brahma Chellaney urges Donald Trump’s incoming administration to push back against China’s aggressive expansionism.

  2. The BRICS Effect
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    The BRICS Effect

    Oct 18, 2024 Brahma Chellaney asks whether the group of major emerging economies can catalyze a long-overdue revamping of global governance.

  3. The West’s Stealthy Assault on Democracy
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    The West’s Stealthy Assault on Democracy

    Sep 3, 2024 Brahma Chellaney decries leading powers' tacit acceptance of military regimes masked by civilian façades.

  4. South Asia’s Deepening Political Turmoil
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    South Asia’s Deepening Political Turmoil

    Aug 12, 2024 Brahma Chellaney highlights the growing economic and security risks arising from instability in Bangladesh and elsewhere.

  5. The China Factor in Modi’s Mission to Moscow
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    The China Factor in Modi’s Mission to Moscow

    Jul 8, 2024 Brahma Chellaney urges India’s prime minister to take the lead in driving a wedge between Russia and its “no-limits” partner.

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    Trump’s Best Hope for Peace Is to Support Ukraine

    Tatyana Deryugina, et al. warn that trying to appease Putin could cast the American president-elect as a modern-day Neville Chamberlain.
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    Should Ukraine Have Nuclear Weapons?

    Slavoj Žižek dismisses the idea that firing Western missiles at Russian targets represents a dangerous escalation.
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    The End of the Liberal West

    Joschka Fischer considers what Donald Trump’s return to the White House will mean for Europe and the post-war world order.
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    Trump’s Inflationary Triple Threat

    Maurice Obstfeld

    Contrary to the claims of techno-libertarians like Elon Musk, independent central banks have a decades-long record of successfully controlling inflation. Yet, as the Federal Reserve’s credibility and oversight capabilities become more critical than ever, US President-elect Donald Trump’s policies threaten to undermine them.

    warns that the incoming administration’s agenda would weaken the Fed and destabilize the financial system.
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    What Will Trump Do About China?

    US President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to take a confrontational approach to China, with tariffs as his weapon of choice. But unless his administration adopts a measured approach, his plans may end up harming American businesses and consumers, undermining US democracy, or even leading to military confrontation.

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    The Big Picture

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    Human Progress in the Trump Era

    Tawakkol Karman, et al. propose ways to foster a culture of cooperation at a time of rising conflict and democratic erosion.
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    Elon Musk’s $2 Trillion Fiscal Fantasy

    Jeffrey Frankel dives into the incoming US administration’s absurd claim that fresh tax cuts will not increase the deficit.
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    The Deal Trump Should Offer China

    Todd G. Buchholz proposes that the incoming US administration push for a debt write-off and market access instead of tariffs.

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