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Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Ruth Ben-Ghiat

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University, is an expert on authoritarian regimes and their leaders and the author of Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present.

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  1. An Interview with Ruth Ben-Ghiat
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    An Interview with Ruth Ben-Ghiat

    Feb 23, 2021 Ruth Ben-Ghiat suggests how the Biden administration can combat democratic erosion, highlights the international nature of white supremacy, and draws lessons from Italy on how not to address corruption.

  2. American Democracy’s Moment of Truth
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    American Democracy’s Moment of Truth

    Nov 2, 2020 Ruth Ben-Ghiat explains why the impact that Donald Trump has had on American politics will not easily be reversed.

  3. The Trump Contagion
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    The Trump Contagion

    Mar 25, 2019 Jeffrey D. Sachs, et al. recommend five urgent steps to counter the grave threat the US president poses to global security.

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    Utopia or Bust

    J. Bradford DeLong considers our options for both expanding and effectively slicing the proverbial economic pie.
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    Germany’s Reckoning

    Helmut K. Anheier

    Germany is now grappling with a host of difficult questions about its place in the world, the nature of its politics, and its most cherished values. For a pacifist society in a new age of conflict and war, everything must change if things are to remain the same.

     traces the contours of the country's debate, triggered by the Ukraine war, about its strategic future.
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    Preempting a Generative AI Monopoly

    Diane Coyle urges policymakers to take steps to counter the anti-competitive implications of a rapidly emerging market.
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    Japan’s Strategic Imperative

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr. sees the country doubling down on its best option for ensuring national security and regional stability.
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    China’s Savings Conundrum

    Zhang Jun explains why – and how – the country must stimulate household consumption to achieve a robust recovery.
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    The Flight of the Inflation Hawks

    Though the US Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate hike of 2023 is smaller than those that preceded it, policymakers have signaled that more increases are on the way, despite slowing price growth. But there is good reason to doubt the utility – and fear the consequences – of continued rate hikes, on both sides of the Atlantic.

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    How to Transform African Agriculture

    Safia Boly & Omid Kassiri identify four principles that could help governments across the continent boost food security.
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    Making Ukrainian Victory Possible

    Josep Borrell explains why continued military support and other forms of assistance remain critical.
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    Death or Glory in Russia

    Slavoj Žižek traces the religious and intellectual roots of the Kremlin’s increasingly morbid war propaganda.

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