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Kati Marton

Kati Marton

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Kati Marton, Chair of Action for Democracy Advisory Council, is a journalist, human-rights activist, and the author, most recently, of The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel (William Collins, 2021).

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  1. Saving Poland’s Democracy
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    Saving Poland’s Democracy

    Jun 25, 2023 Kati Marton urges the EU and the US to support the civil-society groups that are standing up for Polish democracy.

  2. A Better Year for Democracy?
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    A Better Year for Democracy?

    Jun 22, 2022 Timothy Garton Ash, Michael Ignatieff, Kati Marton, Nanjala Nyabola, Anne-Marie Slaughter agree or disagree with the idea that liberal democratic principles and institutions will fare well in 2022.

  3. Send Merkel to Moscow
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    Send Merkel to Moscow

    Apr 4, 2022 Kati Marton thinks the former German chancellor may be the only person able to rein in Russian President Vladimir Putin.

  4. Hungary's Freedom Election
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    Hungary's Freedom Election

    Feb 16, 2022 Kati Marton urges voters to restore the country's democracy after more than a decade of illiberalism and cronyism.

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    Where Are the Democrats?

    Reed Galen lambasts the party for sitting by and watching America implode, in the misguided hope of winning the midterms.
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    Signs of a US Recession

    Dambisa Moyo catalogues several indicators suggesting that the world's largest economy is headed for a slump.
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    Trump’s Trade War

    Less than two months into his second presidency, Donald Trump has imposed sweeping tariffs on America’s three largest trading partners, with much more to come. This strategy not only lacks any credible theoretical foundations; it is putting the US on a path toward irrevocable economic and geopolitical decline.

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    Why Frugal AI Alone Won’t Fix AI’s Energy Problem

    Boris Ruf explains why shifting the responsibility for reducing AI’s carbon footprint to end users is counterproductive.
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    The Global South’s Path to Economic Resilience

    Anwar Ibrahim

    Today's profound global uncertainty is not some accident of history or consequence of values-free technologies. Rather, it reflects the will of rival great powers that continue to ignore the seminal economic and social changes underway in other parts of the world.

    explains how Malaysia and other middle powers are navigating increasingly uncertain geopolitical terrain.
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    America’s “HIP” Economy

    Todd G. Buchholz sees developments and breakthroughs in health, information, and power as grounds for optimism.
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    Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

    Andrés Velasco reflects on the tragic fate of the country that took him in as a teenage refugee from Augusto Pinochet's Chile.
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    The Global Divide Over the Ukraine War

    Brahma Chellaney urges all parties to adopt a realistic approach to a deadlocked conflict and negotiate accordingly.
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    Europe Confronts the Ghosts of History

    Shlomo Ben-Ami highlights just how profound a transformation European – especially German – rearmament represents.

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