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Defense spending post-coronavirus: How to walk and chew gum at the same time
After toiling for a decade in Washington foreign and defense policy circles, I can confidently say that received strategic wisdom almost always is wrong. Policymakers, so…
Analysis
As the First Year of Modi 2.0 Ends, It’s Clear that Democracy Has Been Quarantined
If there is one thing we've learned about Modi, it is that he never learns from his mistakes. The current crisis is the product of his…
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What balancing act is needed for FY2021 budget?
The budget for fiscal year (FY) 2021 is going to be presented in the backdrop of a situation which was previously not experienced in the history…
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Resettled refugees in Covid-19 lockdown
In 2018, my life changed forever. From being stateless, after seven years held in refugee detention, I became a permanent resident of the United States. The…
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China faces an unemployment time bomb
Premier Li Keqiang will need to act quickly to prop up 600 million low-paid workers hit by Covid-19 fallout Gordon Watts Strip away the veneer of…
Analysis
Is This the Worst Year in Modern American History?
Comparing 2020 to 1968 offers some disquieting lessons for the present. The most traumatic year in modern American history was 1968. But what is now the…
Analysis
How to Stop the Next Pandemic
Wildlife and livestock are a major cause of pandemic viruses. A few simple steps could stop the next one. Sen. Chris Coons, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Carter…
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How I wrote and published a book about the economics of coronavirus in a month
I just published a book, Economics in the Age of COVID-19. It was written over the last month or so, peer-reviewed, edited and released by MIT…
Analysis
How the World Will Look After the Coronavirus Pandemic
The pandemic will change the world forever. We asked 12 leading global thinkers for their predictions. Stephen M. Walt, Robin Niblett, Kishore Mahbubani,G. John Ikenberry, Shannon…
Analysis
America Is a Tinderbox: Scenes from a country in free fall.
The last two and a half months in America have felt like the opening montage in a dystopian film about a nation come undone. First the…
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