Erik Berglöf

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Erik Berglöf, a former chief economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, is Director of the Institute of Global Affairs at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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A Pandemic Strategy as Global as COVID-19
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A Pandemic Strategy as Global as COVID-19

Mar 19, 2020 Erik Berglöf calls on G20 leaders to take the lead in galvanizing cooperative action to eliminate the outbreak.

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The Decline of Global Value Chains
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The Decline of Global Value Chains

Jan 2, 2020 Erik Berglöf sees many reasons to anticipate continued unraveling of existing cross-border production arrangements.

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Europe Needs Its Own Development Bank
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Europe Needs Its Own Development Bank

Nov 22, 2019 Erik Berglöf presents a reform proposal that combines the strengths of the continent's existing financial institutions.

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Planetary Thinking
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Planetary Thinking

Aug 21, 2019 Erik Berglöf says the climate crisis demands a new, truly multidisciplinary approach to research and academic analysis.

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Financial Prey for the Populists
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Financial Prey for the Populists

Apr 2, 2019 Erik Berglöf warns that foreign banks' withdrawal from Central and Eastern Europe is part of a broader trend.

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Renewing Europe
Mar 6, 2019

Another inspiring intervention on Europe from President Emmanuel Macron. Rich in concrete proposals on common public goods. But does he have any credibility left after domestic missteps? Perhaps the kind of grand "debat" in Europe he proposes can help rebuild trust.

The Trump Presidency Turns Deadly

Elizabeth Drew

Harry Truman famously had a sign on his White House desk that read, “The buck stops here”: ultimate responsibility for the country’s welfare rests with the president. Now contrast that with how the current occupant of the Oval Office has handled the COVID-19 pandemic.

China and America Are Failing the Pandemic Test

Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

All national leaders must put their country’s interests first, but the important question is how broadly or narrowly they define those interests. Both China and the US are responding to COVID-19 with an inclination toward short-term, zero-sum approaches, and too little attention to international institutions and cooperation.