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Democracy and Its Enemies

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  1. buruma215_ Octavio JonesGetty Images_trump supporters Octavio Jones/Getty Images
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    Democracy, What Democracy?

    Ian Buruma warns that Donald Trump’s supporters have a different understanding of government by the people.
  2. bozmoski1_ INTI OCONAFP via Getty Images_nicaragua INTI OCON/AFP via Getty Images
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    Nicaragua’s Downward Spiral

    María Fernanda Bozmoski argues that the exile of the reigning Miss Universe reflects the country’s descent into authoritarianism.
  3. ackerman4_Leah Millis-PoolGetty Images_trumproberts Leah Millis/Pool/Getty Images
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    The Path Not Taken in Trump’s Immunity Case

    Bruce Ackerman argues that the US Supreme Court should have followed the approach defended by Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
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    Europe’s Coming Paralysis

    Mark Leonard thinks recent developments in France and Germany will leave the European Union rudderless.
  5. varoufakis116_LUDOVIC MARINPOOLAFP via Getty Images_macronlepen Ludovic Marin/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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    Three Myths Haunting the West

    Yanis Varoufakis blames elites on both sides of the Atlantic for their willful refusal to lift their heads out of the sand.
  6. fischer217_Artur WidakNurPhoto via Getty Images_marinelepen Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images
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    Europe’s Future Now Lies With France

    Joschka Fischer considers what a neo-nationalist French government would mean for Europe and its place in the world.
  7. afrasmussen19_Taiwan's Military News AgencyAnadolu via Getty Images_chinataiwan Taiwan's Military News Agency/Anadolu via Getty Images
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    The New EU Leadership Must Unite on China

    Anders Fogh Rasmussen urges whoever takes over the bloc's foreign-policy portfolio to do more to deter Chinese aggression.
  8. acemoglu74_ REMKO DE WAALANPAFP via Getty Images_geertwilders Remko de Waalanp/AFP via Getty Images
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    If Democracy Isn’t Pro-Worker, It Will Die

    Daron Acemoglu argues that populists are making inroads because industrialized economies aren't delivering what was promised.
  9. patino1_Jesus VargasGetty Images_edmundogonzalez Jesus Vargas/Getty Images
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    Diplomacy Could Help Revive Democracy in Venezuela

    Roberto Patiño urges the international community to help ensure a free and fair presidential election in July.
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    Do We Need a Plaza Accord 2.0?

    Koichi Hamada thinks that policymakers should instead focus on the benefits provided by a flexible exchange-rate regime.
  2. monga11_Samuel CorumGetty Images_inflationreductionactpelosi Samuel Corum/Getty Images
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    The False Distinction Between Industrial and Economic Policy

    Célestin Monga explains why differentiating between “vertical” and “horizontal” government intervention does not hold water.
  3. roach168_Lintao ZhangGetty Images_xijinping Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
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    Don’t Be Fooled by China’s Third Plenum

    Stephen S. Roach reminds Western observers that the Chinese government's real priorities are very different from their own.
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    What the New Left Needs

    Dani Rodrik

    The new left that is emerging in Europe and the US must confront head-on both the new structure of the economy and the productivity imperative. Only then will it turn into the genuine political movement of the future and a credible alternative against today's populist far right.

     sketches a worker-focused economic program that can take the wind out of right-wing populists' sails.
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    What to Make of the New Russia-North Korea Alliance

    Yoon Young-kwan

    A new military alliance between Russia and North Korea has unnerved China as much as it has the United States and its Asian allies, owing to its potential to destabilize all of Northeast Asia. In developing its response, the West should leverage this strategic incongruence between China and its junior allies.

     thinks a new treaty introduces major new risks that could force China to rein in its junior partners.
  6. tharoor192_Kabir JhangianiNurPhoto via Getty Images_arundhatiroy Kabir Jhangiani/NurPhoto via Getty Images
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    The Show Trial of Arundhati Roy

    Shashi Tharoor thinks prosecuting the world-renowned author over remarks made in 2010 will backfire on India's government.
  7. laidi32_Xavier LaineGetty Images_french election Xavier Laine/Getty Images
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    The Most Incredible Election in French History

    Zaki Laïdi thinks the winnerless outcome only adds to the sense of chaos that has come to define the country’s politics.
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    Joseph E. Stiglitz on inflation, freedom, neoliberalism, and more

    Joseph E. Stiglitz highlights four inflation risks associated with another Donald Trump administration, explains what US Republicans get wrong about freedom, identifies the principles that should guide a post-neoliberal agenda, and more.
  9. acemoglu76_ HENRY NICHOLLSAFP via Getty Images_starmer HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images
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    The Starmer Model

    Daron Acemoglu thinks the UK Labour Party’s victory holds lessons for centrist and center-left parties elsewhere.

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