Articles

How to End Hunger

2016-07-09

Poverty and hunger are intimately connected, which is why the SDGs target elimination of both

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The Roots of Middle East Mistrust

2016-07-09

Low-trust societies participate disproportionately less in international commerce, and attract less investment

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Revisiting the Iraq War

2016-07-09

A central theme of the Report is that the Iraq War did not have to happen, and certainly not when it did

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WHAT NEXT FOR EU CITIZENS IN POST BREXIT BRITAIN?

2016-07-02

Once the U.K. is out, the fundamental principle of free movement will no longer apply

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Reawakening Europe

2016-07-02

Has Brexit paved the way for the decline of one of the EU’s most dynamic economies and the end of London’s reign as a global financial center?

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HOW BREXIT COULD STRENGTHEN ISIS'S MESSAGE OF HATE

2016-06-29

Xenophobia and the far right may big the biggest threat to security and could boost ISIS

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The ‘Leave’ Camp Won. That Doesn’t Mean Brexit Will Happen

2016-06-29

Referendums aren’t binding. Just ask the Greeks, who voted to reject EU austerity measures and then saw their government cave anyway

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A tragic split

2016-06-29

How to minimise the damage of Britain’s senseless, self-inflicted blow

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Here’s How the Brexit Will Actually Work

2016-06-27

The basics of what happens next are outlined in Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty

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Brexit and the Future of Europe

2016-06-26

. The European migration crisis and the Brexit debate fed on each other

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When Globalization Goes Digital

2016-06-26

It is unfair to dismiss concerns about globalization as unfounded

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A British Tragedy in One Act

2016-06-25

The decision to leave the EU will dominate British national life for the next decade, if not longer

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Britain’s Democratic Failure

2016-06-25

Did the UK’s population really know what they were voting on? Absolutely not

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The Era of Cheap Oil Is Coming to an End

2016-06-22

Prices have been low for more than two years. With demand rising and supply falling, that’s all beginning to change

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The Problem with Politicians as Historians

2016-06-22

Many politicians continue to spin the facts even after they have left office. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once boasted that, History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it

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Who’s Winning the Middle East’s Cold War?

2016-06-22

The conflict does not involve direct military confrontation between the main rivals, at least not yet

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The Gulf States’ Expat Dividend

2016-06-20

? In Saudi Arabia, foreign nationals account for roughly one-third of the population. In Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, nine out of every ten residents is an expatriate

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Illiberal Democracy or Undemocratic Liberalism?

2016-06-13

The prospect of a President Donald Trump has gone from preposterous speculation to terrifying possibility

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The Overselling of Financial Transaction Taxes

2016-06-07

Assuming that interest rates on the national debt eventually rise, taxes will need to go up, urgently on the wealthy but some day on the middle class

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The New Backlash Against Globalization

2016-06-07

The backlash against globalization has been with us for two decades. In the late twentieth century, it looked as if the world was moving toward convergence, with people everywhere consuming the same products

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The Truth About Populism and Foreign Policy

2016-06-05

No matter what one hears of the public’s pessimism, the percentage of respondents who tell pollsters that the United States is the world’s leading economic power has jumped eight points in the last year alone

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Populists and Productivity

2016-06-05

We are entering a new golden era of innovation, which will radically increase productivity growth and improve the way we live and work

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Leveraging Islamic Finance for Sustainable Development

2016-06-05

Islamic finance has important advantages over conventional financial products

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Confronting the Global Threat to Democracy

2016-06-03

For decades, globalization promised to bring benefits to all

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