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Sergei Guriev

Sergei Guriev

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Sergei Guriev, Provost and Professor of Economics at Sciences Po, is the co-author (with Daniel Treisman) of Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century (Princeton University Press, 2022).

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  1. Sergei Guriev on Putin, populism, Chinese repression, and more
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    Sergei Guriev on Putin, populism, Chinese repression, and more

    Feb 7, 2023 Sergei Guriev assesses the strength of the Russian president’s grip on power, predicts that Xi Jinping’s embrace of personalist rule will lead to policy missteps, urges the West to pursue a strategy of “adversarial engagement” toward modern dictators, and more.

  2. The Return of the End of History
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    The Return of the End of History

    Dec 12, 2022 Sergei Guriev sees Russia's failing war as an exception that proves the rule that liberal democracy beats the alternatives.

  3. Disquiet on the Western Front
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    Disquiet on the Western Front

    Nov 10, 2022 Sergei Guriev calls attention to the threat of autocratic influence peddling in democratic capitals.

  4. Europe’s Oil Embargo Is Not Enough
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    Europe’s Oil Embargo Is Not Enough

    Jun 3, 2022 Sergei Guriev makes the case for the immediate imposition of a price cap on Russian crude.

  5. The Incredible Bouncing Ruble
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    The Incredible Bouncing Ruble

    Apr 12, 2022 Sergei Guriev argues that the factors driving the currency's appreciation do not bode well for the Russian economy.

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    Hell in the Holy Land

    Carl Bildt fears that the stage is set for another major violent conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
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    The Fed Must Not Flinch

    Michael R. Strain urges the US central bank to continue raising interest rates, despite signs of financial-sector fragility.
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    Reimagining Development

    Andrew Sheng & Xiao Geng argue that grassroots engagement and social enterprise are crucial to achieving countries' aspirations.
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    What the World Bank Can Do About Climate Change

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg explains how the institution can maximize its contribution to the global net-zero agenda.
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    Richard Haass on Russia, Taiwan, and US democracy

    Richard Haass explains what caused the Ukraine war, urges the West to scrutinize its economic dependence on China, proposes ways to reverse the dangerous deterioration of democracy in America, and more.
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    Price Stability vs. Financial Stability?

    Willem H. Buiter

    If the US Federal Reserve raises its policy interest rate by as much as is necessary to rein in inflation, it will most likely further depress the market value of the long-duration securities parked on many banks' balance sheets. So be it.

    thinks central banks can achieve both, despite the occurrence of a liquidity crisis amid high inflation.
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    Fifty Years of Floating Currencies

    Jeffrey Frankel

    The half-century since the official demise of the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates has shown the benefits of what replaced it. While some may feel nostalgic for the postwar monetary system, its collapse was inevitable, and what looked like failure has given rise to a remarkably resilient regime.

    explains why the shift toward exchange-rate flexibility after 1973 was not a policy failure, as many believed.
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    What Do America’s Spies Really Think About China?

    Kent Harrington thinks the intelligence community’s annual threat assessment should have delved deeper on the issue.
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    Waking Up to the World’s Water Crisis

    Quentin Grafton, et al. see three overarching priorities for the first global water conference in almost a half-century.

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