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Joel S. Wit, a distinguished fellow in Northeast Asia Security Studies at the Henry L. Stimson Center, is the author of the forthcoming Flashpoint: The Untold Story of How North Korea Built Its Nuclear Arsenal (Yale University Press).

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  1. Blame Donald Trump for North Korea’s Saber-Rattling
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    Blame Donald Trump for North Korea’s Saber-Rattling

    Jul 8, 2024 Joel Wit reveals how the former US president’s volatile temperament thwarted a historic disarmament agreement.

  2. Biden and Xi Must Not Forget North Korea
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    Biden and Xi Must Not Forget North Korea

    Nov 13, 2023 Susan Thornton & Joel Wit urge the US and Chinese leaders to devote part of their San Francisco summit to the growing nuclear threat.

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    A Dangerous Dance for Israel and Iran

    Abbas Milani sees both countries walking a tightrope to maintain deterrence without provoking a full-blown war.
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    The Bloody Path of Alberto Fujimori’s Neoliberalism

    Antara Haldar assesses the former Peruvian president’s legacy of free-market reform and death-squad dictatorship.
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    The Middle East’s Deadly Dream Palaces

    Shlomo Ben-Ami traces the delusions of Arab, Iranian, and Israeli leaders that have kept the region mired in violence.
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    Making Sense of Russia’s War Economy

    Konstantin Sonin

    Despite the apparent resilience of Russia's economy, Vladimir Putin’s full-scale war against Ukraine comes at a high economic cost. Not only does it require today’s Russians to live a worse life than they otherwise would have done; it also condemns future generations to the same.

     explains the apparent resilience of growth and employment in the face of increasingly tight sanctions.
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    America’s Protectionist Policies Are Backfiring

    Anne O. Krueger argue that US leaders' embrace of trade-suppressing measures has done more harm than good.
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    Brazil’s Climate Push Must Start at Home

    Savio Carvalho explains why the country must lead by example on decarbonization to become a global green leader.
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    The Global Implications of China’s Stimulus Package

    Shang-Jin Wei explains why the country’s push to revive economic activity depends on boosting domestic demand.
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    A New President and a Grim Legacy for Mexico

    Enrique Krauze reflects on the harmful tenure of the outgoing president, who weakened the economy and eroded its institutions.
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    Governance Reform Is Key to Reviving China’s Economy

    Angela Huyue Zhang argues that lasting prosperity depends not on boosting demand, but on a return to bottom-up governance.

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