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Democracy and Its Enemies

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  1. tyson115_ Chip SomodevillaGetty Images_local reporters Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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    To Protect Democracy, Revive Local Journalism

    Laura Tyson & Lenny Mendonca identify promising new models and philanthropic initiatives geared toward supporting independent media.
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    The Siren Song of Climate Authoritarianism

    Jan-Werner Mueller explains why messy, slow-moving democracy is still the best system for tackling global warming.
  3. boskin90_Drew AngererGetty Images_biden Drew AngererGetty Images
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    Restless America

    Michael J. Boskin worries that the country’s likely presidential candidates are not equal to its most pressing challenges.
  4. borrell21_Arif Hudaverdi YamanAnadolu Agency via Getty Images_bazoum Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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    Democracy Must Prevail in the Sahel

    Josep Borrell sees cascading coups in the region as a major test for the European Union's own resolve and unity.
  5. buruma205_Scott EisenGetty Images_trump Scott Eisen/Getty Images
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    Elected Criminals

    Ian Buruma says it is foolish to rely on multiple indictments to prevent Donald Trump from returning to the White House.
  6. nye246_Win McNameeGetty Images_ramaswamyhaley Win McNamee/Getty Images
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    Is America Reverting to Isolationism?

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr. considers the implications of the Republican Party's latest flirtation with populist foreign policies.
  7. stiglitz321_ROBYN BECKAFP via Getty Images_USinequality Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
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    Inequality and Democracy

    Joseph E. Stiglitz traces the rise of illiberal, authoritarian populism to the excesses of modern neoliberal capitalism.
  8. patten157_ANTHONY WALLACEAFP via Getty Images_jimmylai Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images
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    A Smidgen of Hope

    Chris Patten highlights the crucial role of free speech in ensuring citizens' well-being in open societies.
  9. zizek22_Eyal WarshavskySOPA ImagesLightRocket via Getty Images_amiramlevinisraelprotest Eyal Warshavsky/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
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    National Derangements

    Slavoj Žižek considers what extremist justifications for abhorrent behavior reveal about Russia and Israel today.
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    The New World Disorder

    Richard Haass highlights the growing threat to international stability and calls for effective cooperation.
  2. fraga4_ JUAN MABROMATAAFP via Getty Images_money JUAN MABROMATA/AFP via Getty Images
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    Latin America’s Growth Conundrum

    Arminio Fraga, et al.

    Since 1960, only a few countries in Latin America have narrowed the gap between their per capita income and that of the United States, while most of the region has lagged far behind. Making up for lost ground will require a coordinated effort, involving both technocratic tinkering and bold political leadership.

     explain what it will take finally to achieve economic convergence with advanced economies.
  3. davies87_Justin SullivanGetty Images_svb Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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    We Need to Talk About Bank Supervision

    Howard Davies thinks the renewed debate over commercial bank capital requirements largely misses the point.
  4. skidelsky191_Hollie AdamsGetty Images_rorystewart Hollie Adams/Getty Images
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    The New Anatomy of Britain

    Robert Skidelsky laments the decline of UK institutions and the increasingly limited scope for meaningful action.
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    Financing Our Survival

    Vera Songwe

    Between now and the end of this decade, climate-related investments need to increase by orders of magnitude to keep the world on track toward achieving even more ambitious targets by mid-century. Fortunately, if done right, such investments could usher in an entirely new and better economy.

     explains what it will take to mobilize capital for the net-zero transition worldwide.
  6. ito31_EVELYN HOCKSTEINPOOLAFP via Getty Images_modibidenlulag20 Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
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    Whither the G20?

    Takatoshi Ito sees the grouping as increasingly divided between friends of the G7 and friends of China and Russia.
  7. kitaw1_Per-Anders PetterssonGetty Images_africamining Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images
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    Making the Most of Africa’s Strategic Green Minerals

    Marit Kitaw explains how the continent can move beyond resource extraction to build green industry.
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    America Must Join Europe’s Climate Club

    Gary Yohe & Roger Kuhns urge US policymakers to create a carbon-pricing policy in line with the bloc’s emissions-reduction plan.
  9. ydeng1_ Feng LiGetty Images_chinapolicecorruption Feng Li/Getty Images
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    Measuring Corruption in China

    Yongheng Deng & Shang-Jin Wei outline a novel approach to assessing the extent and scope of the country's graft problem.

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