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    The Case for Militant Democracy

    Katharina Pistor

    With many in Germany calling for a ban on Alternative für Deutschland, the far right and its fellow travelers are portraying themselves as victims of political persecution. But they are trying to conflate two different types of regime: constitutional democracy and authoritarian “people’s democracy.”

    explains why constitutional systems like Germany – and the US – must be able to disqualify rule-breakers.
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    The Key to Global Public Health

    Nadia Calviño & Sania Nishtar

    If today’s leaders fail to ensure that all countries have the resources they need to identify new disease outbreaks and respond quickly, we will all be at risk. Fortunately, the COVID-19 crisis already showed us what needs to be done, underscoring the power of cross-border and cross-sector partnerships.

     report on recent efforts to support pandemic preparedness around the world.
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    The EU’s Draghi Agenda Isn’t Ambitious Enough

    Mariana Mazzucato & Bengt-Åke Lundvall explain what it will take for Europe to boost productivity and develop its own digital sector.
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    What Is Dividing the West?

    Laurence Nardon urges moderate leaders to take a page from the far right’s playbook and deepen their ties.
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    The IMF Is Missing in Action

    Desmond Lachman decries the institution’s relative silence in the face of a globally destabilizing US economic-policy agenda.
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    Foreign Aid Looks Good Now That It’s Gone

    Jeffrey Frankel touts the far-reaching benefits of the assistance that Donald Trump's administration is now slashing.
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    There Is No Alternative for Europe

    Joschka Fischer thinks this is the last chance for Europeans to come together to assert their sovereignty.
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    Faith Is Indispensable to Global Development

    Alaa Murabit urges policymakers to broaden their engagement with religious leaders to reach marginalized groups.
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    The Green Key to Germany’s Economic Recovery

    Gernot Wagner examines the complexities of the country's most consequential policy challenge: sky-high electricity costs.
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  1. What Is Dividing the West?
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    What Is Dividing the West?

    May 22, 2025 Laurence Nardon urges moderate leaders to take a page from the far right’s playbook and deepen their ties.

  2. The EU’s Draghi Agenda Isn’t Ambitious Enough
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    The EU’s Draghi Agenda Isn’t Ambitious Enough

    May 22, 2025 Mariana Mazzucato & Bengt-Åke Lundvall explain what it will take for Europe to boost productivity and develop its own digital sector.

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    The IMF Is Missing in Action

    May 22, 2025 Desmond Lachman decries the institution’s relative silence in the face of a globally destabilizing US economic-policy agenda.

  4. There Is No Alternative for Europe
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    There Is No Alternative for Europe

    May 22, 2025 Joschka Fischer thinks this is the last chance for Europeans to come together to assert their sovereignty.

  5. Foreign Aid Looks Good Now That It’s Gone
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    Foreign Aid Looks Good Now That It’s Gone

    May 21, 2025 Jeffrey Frankel touts the far-reaching benefits of the assistance that Donald Trump's administration is now slashing.

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    The Green Key to Germany’s Economic Recovery

    Gernot Wagner examines the complexities of the country's most consequential policy challenge: sky-high electricity costs.
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    The Twilight of Bretton Woods

    Giancarlo Corsetti charts the decline of multilateral cooperation and the resurgence of protectionist trade policies.
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    One Hundred Days of Lawlessness

    Harold Hongju Koh surveys the political and legal factors that paved the way to Donald Trump's autocratic presidency.
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    A World of Unintended Consequences

    Edward Tenner shows that the unanticipated effects of new technologies seem to far outnumber the intended ones.
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    King Dollar’s Shaky Crown

    Maurice Obstfeld warns that fragmenting capital markets are putting the greenback’s global primacy at risk.
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    Development Without Aid

    Minouche Shafik argues that shrinking international support has put a premium on resource sharing and expertise.

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    The World Doesn’t Need Another Climate Fund

    Georgia Hammersley paints a picture of a climate-finance landscape that is fragmented, crowded, and inefficient.
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    Europe’s Climate Goals Require a Green Power Grid

    Emily Nixon calls on EU policymakers to increase funding, easer permitting, and embrace innovation.
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    Climate Action Requires Debt Relief

    Vera Songwe & Moritz Kraemer outline steps that low-income countries can take to promote low-carbon, nature-positive growth.

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