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Beatrice Fihn is Executive Director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, winners of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize.

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  1. A Diplomatic Winter?
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    A Diplomatic Winter?

    Dec 12, 2022 Oscar Arias, et al. consider what the events of 2022 say about the future of peacemaking and diplomacy.

  2. The Crumbling Nuclear Taboo
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    The Crumbling Nuclear Taboo

    Oct 5, 2022 Beatrice Fihn urges countries to refrain from responding to Russia's nuclear threats with nuclear threats of their own.

  3. Weapons of Male Destruction
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    Weapons of Male Destruction

    May 1, 2018 Beatrice Fihn warns that the risk of nuclear annihilation is compounded by the egos of those controlling the stockpile.

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    Rough Justice for Trump

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    Following Donald Trump’s conviction in a Manhattan courtroom, the Wall Street Journal’s editorial board worries that the successful prosecution of a former president will usher in “a new and destabilizing era of American politics.” But that era already began in 2016, and the blame for it lies squarely with Trump himself.

     thinks the Manhattan jury’s guilty verdict is the best that can be hoped for, under the circumstances.
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    Still Haunted by the Washington Consensus

    Antara Haldar thinks the old one-size-fits-all model is still causing problems, despite having been discredited.
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    The Right Way to Regulate AI

    Joshua Gans argues that the key is to identify and reverse the technology’s unwelcome consequences soon after they appear.
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    Restoring Africa’s Culture and Philosophy Is the Key to Development

    Hippolyte Fofack shows how the lack of a collective consciousness has reduced most governments to managing crisis after crisis.
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    A Plea for Political Economy

    Kaushik Basu thinks understanding recent technological advances requires economists to revive an old tradition.
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    The Danger of Premature ECB Rate Cuts

    Axel A. Weber warns that inviting renewed persistent inflation would be much worse than keeping monetary policy too tight.
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    Britain’s Make-or-Break Election

    Chris Patten laments the absence of responsible leaders capable of addressing the country’s many daunting challenges.
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    China’s Economy Cannot Export Its Problems Away

    Alicia García-Herrero & Alessio Terzi explain why the current growth strategy will inevitably fail to address the roots of the economy’s problems.
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    Trade Unions Can Defeat Europe’s Far Right

    Oliver Roethig explains why stronger trade unions hold the key to countering the rise of extremist parties.

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