Opinion
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The Next Global Boom – and Bust
WASHINGTON, DC – The mood at the International Monetary Fund-World Bank spring meetings here earlier this month was grim. The…
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New Politics for Clean Energy
NEW YORK – The diplomats have done their job, concluding the Paris climate agreement in December. And political leaders gathered…
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Opening up Malaria Research
LONDON – In recent years, tremendous progress has been made in the battle against malaria. According to the World Health…
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Time for Debt Reduction in Greece
WASHINGTON, DC – Once again, Greece is at an inflection point. With its cash balances severely stressed, it seems unlikely…
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Obama in Arabia
PRINCETON – US President Barack Obama’s visit to Saudi Arabia this week, to attend the summit of the Gulf Cooperation…
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Egypt for Sale
CAIRO – Last week’s visit to Egypt by King Salman of Saudi Arabia resulted in 22 agreements, including a $22…
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Rethinking West Africa’s War On Drugs
DAKAR – By now, it has become almost a cliché to say that the war on drugs has failed. The…
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The Task Ahead for Brazil
SÃO PAULO – Brazil is confronting a triple crisis: a severe economic downturn, a corruption scandal that has ensnared the…
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Poverty Beyond the Numbers
ASUNCIÓN – What is poverty? For decades, we have defined it with a number, which the World Bank currently puts…
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The Continuing Mystery of Life’s Building Blocks
GARRISON, NEW YORK – Imagine for a moment that you have come across a trove of marvelous devices left by…
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