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    Crunch Time for the WHO

    Gordon Brown

    To prevent unnecessary deaths from treatable diseases, the World Health Organization must be empowered to fulfill its mandate as the leading global emergency responder. If its $7.1 billion fundraising campaign falls short, we risk being caught unprepared again when the next pandemic arrives.

     calls on wealthy countries to ensure that the World Health Organization can confront emerging threats.
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    Capitalism Is Driving Democracy’s Death Spiral

    Katharina Pistor

    The post-election blame game in the United States will not only tear apart the Democratic Party, but will also distract from the elephant in the room. Democracy has been eroded by a socioeconomic regime that puts price signals above people's needs, undermining the capacity for consensus and collective decision-making.

     argues that the financialization of the global economy has come at the expense self-governance.
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    Trump Won, but Trumpism Did Not

    Bruce Ackerman thinks the president-elect’s agenda will falter as many congressional Republicans eye the midterm elections.
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    Global Tensions Over China’s Overcapacity Will Rise Under Trump

    Brendan Kelly considers the economic and geopolitical implications of the country’s controversial industrial strategy.
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    Azerbaijan Greenwashes Authoritarianism at COP29

    Arzu Geybulla argues that the host country’s centralized dynastic regime is utterly incapable of meeting climate targets.
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    The BRICS Currency Charade

    Barry Eichengreen chronicles the latest vain attempt to create an alternative to the dollar-based international monetary system.
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    Trump vs. China, Round Two

    Angela Huyue Zhang warns that if the US doubles down on aggressive policies, it risks becoming defined by what it opposes.
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    The G20 Must Help Africa Close the Climate-Finance Gap

    Raila Amolo Odinga urges world leaders to ensure the continent's governments can invest in resilience and clean energy.
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    To Win Back Voters, Democrats Should Let Trump Be Trump

    Yasheng Huang urges the party to adopt a long-term strategy aimed at discrediting the MAGA ideology once and for all.
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    Azerbaijan Greenwashes Authoritarianism at COP29

    Nov 18, 2024 Arzu Geybulla argues that the host country’s centralized dynastic regime is utterly incapable of meeting climate targets.

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    Global Tensions Over China’s Overcapacity Will Rise Under Trump

    Nov 18, 2024 Brendan Kelly considers the economic and geopolitical implications of the country’s controversial industrial strategy.

  3. Trump Won, but Trumpism Did Not
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    Trump Won, but Trumpism Did Not

    Nov 18, 2024 Bruce Ackerman thinks the president-elect’s agenda will falter as many congressional Republicans eye the midterm elections.

  4. The G20 Must Help Africa Close the Climate-Finance Gap
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    The G20 Must Help Africa Close the Climate-Finance Gap

    Nov 18, 2024 Raila Amolo Odinga urges world leaders to ensure the continent's governments can invest in resilience and clean energy.

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    Crunch Time for the WHO

    Nov 18, 2024 Gordon Brown calls on wealthy countries to ensure that the World Health Organization can confront emerging threats.

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    To Win Back Voters, Democrats Should Let Trump Be Trump

    Yasheng Huang urges the party to adopt a long-term strategy aimed at discrediting the MAGA ideology once and for all.
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    Not only did Donald Trump win last week’s US presidential election decisively – winning some three million more votes than his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris – but the Republican Party he now controls gained majorities in both houses on Congress. Given the far-reaching implications of this result – for both US democracy and global stability – understanding how it came about is essential.

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    Europe’s Existential AI Challenge

    Bertrand Badré & Charles Ferguson explain what is wrong with the EU technology startup system, and what to do about it.
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    Will the IMF Survive to 100?

    Paulo Nogueira Batista, Jr. & Robert H. Wade propose incremental changes to keep developing and emerging economies on board and engaged.

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    Inclusive Finance Is the Key to Climate Action

    Sophie Sirtaine calls for COP29 to address the overlooked question of how to channel funds to vulnerable communities.
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    Trouble Lurks Beneath the Surface of Ocean Conservation

    César Gaviria & Patti Harris warn that current marine protected areas come nowhere close to what is needed to preserve sea life.
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    Mukhtar Babayev urges world leaders at COP29 to reaffirm their commitment to achieving the targets set by the Paris agreement.

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