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Terry Lynn Karl

Terry Lynn Karl

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Terry Lynn Karl is Emeritus Professor of Political Science and former director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Stanford University.

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  1. A House Gutted by Fire
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    A House Gutted by Fire

    Jan 17, 2025 Terry Lynn Karl blames the inferno now consuming Los Angeles County squarely on greenhouse-gas emissions.

  2. Trump’s Indictment Bodes Well for Democracy
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    Trump’s Indictment Bodes Well for Democracy

    Apr 4, 2023 Terry Lynn Karl draws parallels between America’s and Peru’s attempts to bring their former leaders to justice.

  3. Bush’s Second Gulf Disaster

    Bush’s Second Gulf Disaster

    Sep 7, 2005 Terry Lynn Karl

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    Trump’s Smoke and Mirrors

    J. Bradford DeLong upbraids US journalists for refusing to distinguish bluster from genuine policy initiatives.
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    Why Does DeepSeek Matter?

    Chinese tech startup DeepSeek’s release of a high-performance, low-cost artificial-intelligence platform has roiled financial markets and raised fundamental questions about the business models of American AI giants. Will the technology turn out to be a boon for competition in a critical industry, or should it be viewed as a geopolitical shot across the West’s bow?

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    Resisting Digital Feudalism

    Mariana Mazzucato calls for urgent action to shape the development of AI before it becomes another means of rent extraction.
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    World Order in a Time of Monsters

    Minouche Shafik

    A stable and cooperative global order cannot be built without first repairing broken national social contracts. While unequal and anxious countries become fertile ground for nationalism and selfishness, prosperous economies are more likely to foster generosity and support for international cooperation.

    highlights the critical importance of reinvigorating social contracts at the national level.
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    How Not to Respond to Trump’s Tariffs

    Dani Rodrik advises America’s trade partners not to embrace retaliation, because that would harm mainly themselves.
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    Europe Found Its Values and Lost Its Way

    Jean-Pierre Landau warns that the EU’s focus on high-level principles is undermining its economic dynamism and global influence.
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    The Crisis in Western AI Is Real

    Charles Ferguson thinks the US industry bears a considerable share of the blame for China’s DeepSeek breakthrough.
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    “America First” in Action

    Peter Singer assesses the damage Donald Trump has already done to long-term US interests since returning to the White House.
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    Technofeudalism Is War’s Handmaiden

    Yanis Varoufakis explains how the rise of cloud capital is steering the world toward well-known strategic traps.

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