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Nothing to Envy in EU Membership
More than usual, I’ve been thinking about France. Or rather, daydreaming about it. I listen to Stacey Kent records,...
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Why 2019 will be a tough year for populists
A specter is haunting the Western world — the specter of populism. The appeal of divisive political platforms pitting...
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Five Actions to Strengthen the Euro Area Banking Union
Dealing with problem banks in a prompt, efficient, and even-handed manner is essential for the European banking union. Much progress...
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A Planet at Risk Requires Multilateral Action
The COP-21 Paris Agreement limiting greenhouse gas emissions was a major achievement on the road to meeting the threat...
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G20: Step Up to Boost Inclusive Growth
By Christine Lagarde As G20 leaders gather in Argentina, the global economy faces a critical juncture. We have had a...
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Will things in Europe have to get worse before they can get better?
The historian Arnold Toynbee characterised civilisation as “a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.”...
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When History Rhymes
By Christine Lagarde Today, we can find striking similarities with the period before the Great War Mark Twain once...
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Mario Draghi and the European Titanic
This morning’s sanguine steady-as-you-go press conference by European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi has to remind one of...
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Euro will not survive if Italy fails
US policy-makers and world financial markets are surprisingly calm about the deepening Italian economic crisis. Italy’s economy is 10...
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Jihadism, the Eastern Mediterranean, and the “Frontier States”
Dr. Spyridon N. Litsas The continuing radicalization of Islam, which presents a fundamental security challenge for the western...
