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Donald P. Kaberuka

Donald P. Kaberuka

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Donald P. Kaberuka, a former president of the African Development Bank, is Board Chair of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.

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  1. Investing in Africa’s Health
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    Investing in Africa’s Health

    Sep 13, 2022 Donald P. Kaberuka shows how the continent’s governments can address the damage caused by COVID-19 and boost economic recovery.

  2. Firm Priorities for Fragile States
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    Firm Priorities for Fragile States

    Jun 16, 2020 David Cameron, et al. call the world's attention to the pandemic's next hotspots, and propose measures to mitigate the impact.

  3. The SDG Investments Africa Needs
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    The SDG Investments Africa Needs

    Oct 8, 2019 Donald P. Kaberuka says further efforts to tackle epidemics and strengthen health-care systems will boost sustainable growth.

  4. Empowering the African Union
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    Empowering the African Union

    Feb 11, 2019 Donald P. Kaberuka welcomes new proposals for deep reforms designed to make the AU more effective and self-sustaining.

  5. Africa Still Rising
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    Africa Still Rising

    Sep 16, 2016 Donald P. Kaberuka & Acha Leke remain optimistic about the continent's economic prospects, despite recent setbacks.

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    It’s Time to Abandon Trump’s Flawed Negotiation Playbook

    Michele Gelfand points out that the best dealmakers strive for win-win outcomes, not zero-sum Pyrrhic victories.
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    America’s Last Chance to Lead in Fusion Energy

    Ylli Bajraktari warns that China's domination of the sector would give it massive economic and geopolitical leverage.
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    China Can’t Spend Its Way Out of Trouble

    Kenneth Rogoff

    China’s prolonged reliance on fiscal stimulus has distorted economic incentives, fueling a housing glut, a collapse in prices, and spiraling public debt. With further stimulus off the table, the only sustainable path is for the central government to relinquish more economic power to local governments and the private sector.

    argues that the country’s problems can be traced back to its response to the 2008 financial crisis.
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    This UN Debt Initiative Is Different

    Mahmoud Mohieldin, et al. tout an Expert Group’s efforts to prevent a full-blown solvency crisis in developing countries.
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    What African Electrification Requires

    Fatih Birol & Alain Ebobissé highlight the need for greater private-sector participation to boost investments in power grids.
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    How World Order Changes

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

    World order is a matter of degree: it varies over time, depending on technological, political, social, and ideological factors that can affect the global distribution of power and influence norms. It can be radically altered both by broader historical trends and by a single major power's blunders.

    examines the role of evolving power dynamics and norms in bringing about stable arrangements among states.
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    Israel’s Blind Spot

    Ian Buruma explains the lack of sympathy, even among the country’s many anti-war protesters, for Palestinian suffering.
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    Will AI Close or Widen the Development Gap?

    Shamika Sirimanne & Xiaolan Fu call for multilateral action and grassroots pressure to ensure that the technology serves all countries.
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    Don’t Let Governments Break Encryption

    Jessica Dickinson Goodman & Ezequiel Passeron Kitroser urge citizens and lawmakers to fight for the privacy that previous generations took for granted.

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