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Mikhail Gorbachev

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Mikhail Gorbachev was the last head of state of the Soviet Union, and helped to bring about a peaceful end to the Cold War, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990. He remained active in global and humanitarian affairs, most notably through his leadership of the Gorbachev Foundation. He was also the founder of the Green Cross International, an independent nongovernmental organization that addresses security, poverty, and environmental degradation.

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  1. A New Cold War Order?
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    A New Cold War Order?

    Jun 22, 2022 Mikhail Gorbachev & Nina L. Khrushcheva call for new and more inclusive international security institutions.

  2. A New Cold War Order?
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    A New Cold War Order?

    Jan 5, 2015 Mikhail Gorbachev calls for new and more inclusive international security institutions.

  3. The Unity of Water
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    The Unity of Water

    Jul 7, 2014 Mikhail Gorbachev urges the international community to get serious about governing cross-border riparian flows.

  4. A Farewell to Nuclear Arms
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    A Farewell to Nuclear Arms

    Oct 9, 2011 Mikhail Gorbachev on the legacy of the nuclear-arms race.

  5. A New Democratic Agenda for Russia
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    A New Democratic Agenda for Russia

    Dec 28, 2010 Mikhail Gorbachev

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    How to Judge the New British Government’s First Budget

    Mohamed A. El-Erian

    If UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves tried to meet all the political demands that have been placed on her, her budget would likely result in disappointing growth and financial instability. Instead, the new government's first budget should be judged according to four longer-term criteria.

     lists four criteria for assessing the chancellor's attempt to meet a long list of unrealistic demands.
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    Outsourcing Our Future to For-Profit AI

    Katharina Pistor worries that we have already ceded control to self-interested private corporations and their shareholders.
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    Investments in Nature Will Decide Our Future

    Ambroise Fayolle

    At COP16 in Colombia this month, delegates from nearly 200 countries will discuss how to accelerate action to protect 30% of the planet’s land and maritime areas by 2030. Central to that goal will be unlocking more investment through public-private partnerships, de-risking mechanisms, and other innovative strategies.

     points out that biodiversity loss and ecosystem damage jeopardize all other global development goals.
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    The Roots of Europe’s Immigration Problem

    Robert Skidelsky calls attention to the conditions that lead African migrants to risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean.
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    The BRICS Still Don’t Matter

    Jim O'Neill thinks the grouping continues to show that it serves no purpose beyond generating symbolic political gestures.
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    Why Another Trump Term Would Be Worse Than the First

    Tom Ginsburg & Aziz Huq see a pattern of authoritarian movements becoming more effective when given a second shot at power.
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    The Case for Press Freedom Just Got Stronger

    Katrin Kivi highlights the findings of two new reports that illustrate the many benefits of protecting independent media.
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    China’s Pension Crisis Is Here

    Yi Fuxian argues that the country’s efforts to mitigate the effects of rapid demographic aging are too little, too late.
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    Why Must Indians Vote So Often?

    Shashi Tharoor argues that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposal to hold all elections on the same day is a non-starter.

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