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Javier Solana

Javier Solana

Writing for PS since 2004
149 commentaries

Javier Solana, a former EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, secretary-general of NATO, and foreign minister of Spain, is President of EsadeGeo – Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics and Distinguished Fellow at the Brookings Institution.

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  1. Interdependence in the Twenty-First Century
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    Interdependence in the Twenty-First Century

    Feb 22, 2023 Javier Solana envisages an international order that accounts for the lessons of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

  2. The US and China After Zero-COVID
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    The US and China After Zero-COVID

    Dec 27, 2022 Javier Solana & Eugenio Bregolat highlight the urgent need to prevent a confrontation between the world’s leading superpowers.

  3. China Takes Center Stage
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    China Takes Center Stage

    Oct 21, 2022 Javier Solana examines the implications of Xi Jinping’s ambition to reshape and lead a new international order.

  4. The Global Necessity of American Democracy
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    The Global Necessity of American Democracy

    Sep 22, 2022 Javier Solana shows why the political health of the United States has become a matter of global concern.

  5. European Integration in a Fragmenting World
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    European Integration in a Fragmenting World

    Aug 23, 2022 Javier Solana calls on EU policymakers to foster a stronger feeling of belonging among accession candidates.

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    China’s Short-Sighted AI Regulation

    Angela Huyue Zhang assesses a recent court ruling allowing copyright protection for content generated by artificial intelligence.
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    AI’s Copyright Problem Is Fixable

    Mike Loukides & Tim O'Reilly show how to trace the provenance of generative models’ output and compensate human authors accordingly.
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    Better Jobs Mean Better Development

    Dani Rodrik shows why rich and poor countries alike will have to enhance employment and productivity in service sectors.
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    Russian Revanchism Must Be Defeated in Ukraine

    Yuriy Gorodnichenko & Ilona Sologoub say that political infighting in the West is empowering the Kremlin and its allies.
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    The World Needs a Humble Approach to Central Banking

    Jacob Frenkel, et al.

    As advanced-economy central bankers assess their recent policy responses, failures, and lessons learned, they should recognize where others got it right and where they got it wrong. Humility requires nothing less.

    explain why monetary policymakers must accept a deliberately narrow mandate.
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    Whac-A-Populist

    Though Polish voters in October ousted their right-wing populist government, recent elections in Slovakia and the Netherlands show that populism remains as malign and potent a political force as ever in Europe. But these outcomes also hold important lessons for the United States, where the specter of Donald Trump’s return to the White House haunts the runup to the 2024 presidential election.

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    The Global Economy’s Unsolved Problems

    José Antonio Ocampo offers a sobering assessment of multilateral efforts to tackle debt, development, climate change, and more.
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    Digital Payments Hold the Key to Climate Resilience

    Benjamin E. Diokno urges policymakers and the private sector to embrace the transformative potential of emerging technologies.
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    Pulling the Amazon Back from the Brink

    Carlos Nobre & Marielos Peña-Claros urge policymakers at COP28 to prevent the world’s largest rainforest from crossing perilous tipping points.

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