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  • The year 2022 was one of grim and grisly returns: the return of major war – and nuclear brinkmanship – to Europe; the return of high inflation and the threat of stagflation globally; and the return of famine, dire poverty, and other problems against which the developing world had been making steady progress. With all these developments poised to continue, the question now is whether solutions will be found to counter the forces of discord and disintegration.

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      War and Populism

      Nina L. Khrushcheva shows how an increasingly transactional approach to democracy enables crimes like the Ukraine war.
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      The Road to Fascism

      Joseph E. Stiglitz fears that economic policymakers will make a bad global situation worse, sowing the seeds of resentment.
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      The Fog of Waronomics

      Beata Javorcik shows why even emergency economic policies should be assessed in terms of their longer-term effects.
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      The Ukraine War and Asian Security

      Yuriko Koike hopes that Russian aggression spurs Asian leaders to consider their own region's vulnerabilities.
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      United for Humanity

      Annalena Baerbock says that solidarity – with Ukraine, with the planet, and with women – must define the coming year.
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      Resilient Trade

      Janet L. Yellen explains why reaping the benefits of comparative advantage can no longer be policymakers' only concern.
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      The Global Struggle for Tech Mastery

      Eric Schmidt identifies the main lessons for the world's democracies after a year geopolitical turmoil.
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      Is Economic Failure an Economics Failure?

      Angus Deaton considers the discipline's responsibility for contemporary social and political ills.
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      The Silver Tsunami

      Hippolyte Fofack highlights global demographic trends that will have profound near- and long-term economic implications.
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      Navigating Economic Perfect Storms

      Sri Mulyani Indrawati explains how Indonesia has maintained strong growth amid deteriorating global conditions.
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      A Pandemic of Debt

      José Antonio Ocampo proposes several ways to help struggling low- and middle-income countries avoid insolvency.
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      Will Central Banks Do What It Takes?

      Carmen M. Reinhart warns that the risks associated with monetary tightening extend well beyond recession.

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