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Bruce Ackerman

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Bruce Ackerman, Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, is the author, most recently, of The Postmodern Predicament: Existential Challenges of the 21st Century (Yale University Press, 2024).

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  1. Trump Won, but Trumpism Did Not
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    Trump Won, but Trumpism Did Not

    Nov 18, 2024 Bruce Ackerman thinks the president-elect’s agenda will falter as many congressional Republicans eye the midterm elections.

  2. Middle East Peace and the US Election
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    Middle East Peace and the US Election

    Jul 22, 2024 Bruce Ackerman sees the arrival of a moderate Iranian president as an electoral opportunity for the Democrats.

  3. The Path Not Taken in Trump’s Immunity Case
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    The Path Not Taken in Trump’s Immunity Case

    Jul 2, 2024 Bruce Ackerman argues that the US Supreme Court should have followed the approach defended by Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

  4. Iran’s Election Could Bring Lasting Middle-East Peace
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    Iran’s Election Could Bring Lasting Middle-East Peace

    Jun 26, 2024 Bruce Ackerman urges the US to respond constructively if opposition candidate Masoud Pezeshkian wins the presidency.

  5. America’s Childcare Is Unfit for the Postmodern Age
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    America’s Childcare Is Unfit for the Postmodern Age

    Apr 23, 2024 Bruce Ackerman urges US President Joe Biden to put universal preschool at the center of his re-election campaign.

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    Carbon Farming Won't Save the Planet

    Sophie Scherger warns that soil-storage offsets may serve as a smokescreen for polluting industries.
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    Putin’s March of Folly

    Carl Bildt argues that Russia’s president has only his own poor decisions to blame for his country’s loss of status.
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    A Better Approach to Climate Finance

    Ricardo Hausmann

    By harnessing the capabilities of developing countries, we can accelerate global decarbonization while creating new growth opportunities. This approach would not only advance crucial climate goals but also ensure that a larger share of the world’s population can enjoy the fruits of the clean-energy transition.

     shows how developing countries can accelerate global decarbonization while creating new growth opportunities.
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    Trump’s Bad COP

    Jayati Ghosh says the Paris climate agreement’s future depends on how other countries respond to the new US administration.
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    Are Tariffs Worth It?

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg thinks the risks and costs for the US will far outweigh any potential political or geopolitical benefits.
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    Is the Loss and Damage Fund Becoming an Empty Promise?

    Liane Schalatek warns that rich countries are once again shirking their responsibility to provide adequate climate finance.
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    How Global Public Investment Should Work

    Mariana Mazzucato & Jonathan Glennie

    Addressing problems like climate change and biodiversity loss calls for new thinking about how to mobilize the huge volume of financing that will be needed. International cooperation must be re-framed as a collective endeavor in which all countries benefit, contribute, and make investment decisions together.

     propose a new model to unlock financing for action on climate change, biodiversity loss, and other issues.
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    COP29 Must Deliver the Goods

    Ana Palacio hopes that geopolitical uncertainty will not thwart ambitious, credible climate-finance commitments.
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    Interspecies Money Is Here

    Nils Gilman & Mutesi Rusagara look beyond the first ever payments to animals and see a new model for human-wildlife economic collaboration.

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