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Who’s Winning the US-China AI Race?

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Stephen S. Roach

Climate-Driven Hunger Will Fuel the Next Migration Crisis

Climate-Driven Hunger Will Fuel the Next Migration Crisis

LONDON – In the first half of 2025, nearly 20,000 people crossed the English Channel to the United Kingdom in small boats – a 48% increase from the...

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Hermione Dace

Rethinking the Politics of Money

Rethinking the Politics of Money

FREIBURG – Democratic societies require free and fair elections and an independent and impartial judiciary that resolves disputes without regard to...

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Katharina Pistor

The Scramble for Critical Minerals

The Scramble for Critical Minerals

PARIS – The world’s superpowers have developed a seemingly insatiable appetite for the critical minerals that are essential to the ongoing energy...

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Rabah Arezki

The Money Fight That Will Shape Europe’s Future

The Money Fight That Will Shape Europe’s Future

STOCKHOLM – “Money makes the world go around,” sings the showgirl Sally Bowles in Cabaret, the iconic musical set against the backdrop of the...

yesterday 20

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Carl Bildt

Europe Can Build Its Own Social Media

Europe Can Build Its Own Social Media

BERLIN – When I built my first website back in 1998, the internet felt expansive. You could publish something in Berlin, and someone in Boston or...

yesterday 20

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Sebastian Vogelsang

Hidden Signs of Economic Hope for Britain

Hidden Signs of Economic Hope for Britain

LONDON – A recent edition of the Economist has an amusing if somewhat desultory lead article about the current state of the United Kingdom,...

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Jim O&x27Neill

Russia’s Libya Strategy Threatens Europe

Russia’s Libya Strategy Threatens Europe

LONDON – Amid the wider instability sweeping the Middle East and North Africa, Libya has risen to the top of the agenda at high-level European...

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Tarek Megerisi

How to Fight Climate Change Without America

How to Fight Climate Change Without America

BRUSSELS/GENEVA/PARIS – Scientists have repeatedly warned us – with ever-growing intensity – that the planet is hurtling toward climate tipping...

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Jean Pisani-Ferry

Does the Philippines’ Strategic Location Mean Anything to Trump?

Does the Philippines’ Strategic Location Mean Anything to Trump?

SINGAPORE – In his meetings with US President Donald Trump in Washington this week, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., is navigating a...

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Eduardo Araral

Will Indonesia Regret Its Trade Deal With Trump?

Will Indonesia Regret Its Trade Deal With Trump?

JAKARTA – Be careful what you wish for, lest it come true. That ancient proverb comes to mind when considering the eagerness of America’s trade...

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Lili Yan Ing

Hostages to War

Hostages to War

TEL AVIV – Democracies and dictatorships have sharply diverging attitudes toward war. Whereas violent conflict was central to the ideologies that...

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Shlomo Ben-Ami

Realizing the Potential of Country Platforms

Realizing the Potential of Country Platforms

BRIDGETOWN – Every few years, a new idea captures the imagination of development experts and practitioners. Though often launched with noble...

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Pepukaye Bardouille

Is Trump About to Fire the Fed Chair?

Is Trump About to Fire the Fed Chair?

WASHINGTON, DC – US President Donald Trump reportedly polled a group of House Republicans last Tuesday about whether he should fire Federal Reserve...

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Michael R. Strain

COP30 Must Make Good on Past Climate Commitments

COP30 Must Make Good on Past Climate Commitments

CAPE TOWN – In 2015, the landmark Paris climate agreement set the ambitious but necessary goal of limiting global warming to 1.5° Celsius above...

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Jacinda Ardern

What China Wants

What China Wants

LONDON – With many commentators eulogizing the liberal international order that had hitherto underpinned US hegemony, some are wondering if...

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Yu Jie

Beware the Greek Success Story

Beware the Greek Success Story

ATHENS – I am sure you have heard all about Greece’ remarkable turnaround, its metamorphosis from basket case to success story, from Europe’s...

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Yanis Varoufakis

Why Markets May Soon Call America’s Tariff Bluff

Why Markets May Soon Call America’s Tariff Bluff

NEW HAVEN – Three months after President Donald Trump announced plans to impose sweeping new tariffs on most countries, the US economy appears...

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Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg