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Starting in the 1990s – and faster since 2000 – emerging-market economies floated their currencies, hoping to insulate themselves from
Has Putin Lost Russia?
Vladimir Putin’s greatest nightmare has come true, with Russia having been brought to the brink of civil war. Even if a massacre of the
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America’s Mythical Fiscal Conservatives
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What the Paris Finance Summit Must Do
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The ESG Debate Will be Solved by Data
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Strengthening the Global Balance Sheet
The latest last-minute deal to raise the US debt limit does not solve the underlying political problem. On the contrary, with the country
How to Think About Climate-Tech Solutions
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Russia’s New Rasputin
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Climate Science Beats Climate Fatalism
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Revisiting the Behavioral Revolution in Economics
Behavioral science has upended economics, but has not yet sufficiently changed it.
The US Debt Ceiling Debacle Is Not Over
The latest last-minute deal to raise the US debt limit does not solve the underlying political problem. On the contrary, with the country
The Myth of Western Decline
In recent years, China has capitalized on the G7’s diminishing share of global GDP to proclaim the superiority of its one-party system over
How to Quench the American West’s Thirst
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Don’t Look Up
In the movie, “Don’t Look Up,” scientists played by Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio try to warn the US government to take action
The Quad’s Big Moment
The Quad is increasingly viewed as an important potential tool for delivering public goods in the Indo-Pacific and preventing China from achieving
The Climate Elephants in the Room
As tempting as it is to rely on multilateralism to solve a shared global problem like climate change, the world simply does not have the time
We Honor our Mothers
Mother’s Day is celebrated in more than 50 countries around the world, and for good reason. We honor our mothers in prose and verse. By
Debt and Dysfunction in America
The latest debt-ceiling drama playing out in Washington is more worrying than usual. Even if President Joe Biden and congressional Republicans
The Global Climate System’s Himalayan Hotspot
As temperatures rise, the Himalayas are experiencing accelerated glacial melt, with dire consequences for water supplies and ecosystems far
The Beauty of Complexity
In looking for simple answers—or worse, easy villains to blame for what goes wrong—we all too often suppress the realities of complexity.
In Defense of Industrial Policy
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Washington’s New Narrative for the Global Economy
While the Biden administration’s economic agenda represents a welcome departure from past Democratic presidencies, its latest actions against