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When will there be Harmony?

Michael Edwards
28th July 2017 ‘White trash,’ ‘dumbass libtard,’ ‘right-wing fuckhead:’ have we all gone mad? Q: “Why are you such a dumbass? A: Why are morons like you allowed to breathe and steal air from human beings?” If someone...

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EGG Special Feature: Can China and India Collaborate in Global Governance?

Kishore Mahbubani
28th July 2017 Kishore Mahbubani explores the prospects of a joint Chinese-Indian defence of globalisation. The biggest contradiction in global governance can be described succinctly. We live in times of massive change, with enormous shifts of power. Yet, our...

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What some of the Greatest Horror Movies of all time tell us about Economics

Ben Murray
27th July 2017 Ben Murray explores some of the obvious, and not-so-obvious connections between horror cinema and economics. Horror. Love it or hate it, horror has been with us for pretty much as long as we’ve been making up stories. But what, if anything,...

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Financial Globalization Can Wreck Societies And The World Economy: An Interview With Political Economist Gerald Epstein

C. J. Polychroniou and Marcus Rolle
25th July 2017 Since the outbreak of the ‘global financial crisis’ of 2008, there has been an explosion of interest in finance capital and on the so-called ‘financialization’ of the economy. Yet, there is no general consensus among scholars...

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What’s the Matter with the World? A Commentary on the Rise of Populism

Richard Falk
24th July 2017 In this introspective piece, Richard Falk explores why so many in his social cricle missed the worldwide rise of a counter-globalization movement and the return of the nationstate. What’s the matter with me? To avoid any impression of...

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Moving the German Anti-IS Troops from Turkey to Jordan: A Jump from the Frying Pan into the Fire?

Paul Esber and Jan Claudius Völkel
24th July 2017 In response to Turkey's decision to block visits of German parliamentarians, Bundeswehr troops are about to pull out from the Turkish air base in Incirlik in July. But will Jordan be a more reliable host? After months of internal discussions and...

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Inevitability of the Need for Economic Growth—the Nth time.

Branko Milanovic
21st July 2017 Branko Milanovic argues that calls for international organisations to de-emphasize growth should be approached with caution. Today, I got into a bit of a Twitter spat with Kate Raworth who suggested in a talk to OECD top brass that their statement...

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Engagement in a Time of Turbulence

Suman Bery
21st July 2017 The arrival of China as an increasingly significant setter of global standards may be uncomfortable for India but is near-inevitable and needs to be planned for. About six weeks ago India curtly and publicly declined to attend Chinese President Xi...

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Who’s Afraid of a Changing World Order?

Danny Quah
20th July 2017 Danny Quah turns to economic reasoning to explore fears of the changing world order. There is, of course, an obvious answer to the question, “Who’s afraid of a changing world order?”. Winners and losers emerge when shifts occur in...

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UN Under Siege: Geopolitics in the Time of Trump

Richard Falk
20th July 2017 Richard Falk explores how recent waves of populist nationalism have affected the UN. A Point of DepartureWhen Donald Trump withdrew American participation from the Paris Climate Change Agreement in early June of this year a bright red...

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