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Different because 30 years ago, what the richest countries in the world were talking about was free markets, competition, globalization, growth. now, what that core-more consensus are talking about, unlike the old-washington consensus, is about things like inclusion. resilience. climate change. pandemics. vaccine. issues that were, very much, not on the table 30 years ago. and now, theyre symbolically all over the place. and i think there is a new realization, as for covid-19, that the richest c...

That beach in cornwall, but its symbolizing the fact that theres an attempt to reset the g7, not just in terms of american leadership but around a different set of values from what we saw 10, 15 years ago. they called this the cornwall success. its against a backlash against globalization and democracy. president biden made it clear hes trying to fight for democracy in the face over an uncertain china and this backlash and buzzwords like inclusion and resilience are the theme of the day, which w...

Shes the author of the book, "twilight of democracy: the seductive lore of authoritarianism." also with us, professor at columbia university, economist dr. jeffrey sachs. his recent book is entitled "the ages of globalization: geography, technology, and institutions." anne, lets start with you. of course, another fascinating piece, you talk about the rise of oligarchies and the chipping away of democracy. and theres a part -- i love that this party is so instructive. you talk about how these oli...

His son beau served and you saw the president get emotional there wishing his major, son beau would have been with him. we have a tendency to measure these trips against the predecessors. the differences between the two and there are so many, of course, that well get into over the course of the next eight days but in terms of consistency of this presidents message, the very last trip he made overseas as vice president, 48 hours before donald trump was sworn in as president he came to europe with...

If China historically had pursued the path that its current paramount leader, Xi Jinping, seems to want to take, it would not be a rising economic superpower. History shows that it is in China's own interest to allow for more regional autonomy and less centralization.

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21 May 2021 The United Steelworkers union, along with other manufacturing groups, says former President Trump’s tariffs on imported steel “have been a success,” urging President Joe Biden to keep the tariffs in place. In a letter to Biden, the United Steelworkers — along with the American Iron and Steel Institute, Steel Manufacturers Association, the Committee on Pipe and Tube Imports, Specialty Steel Industry of North America, the American Institute of Steel Construction, and the Allia...

May 17, 2021 The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could shape globalization for years to come, particularly if its architects are able to learn from history. Skeptics of globalization rightly point out the negative aspects of free trade deals. Economic integration leads to heightened competition and structural changes in economies that participate in liberalized free trade areas, resulting in job losses in industries unable to compete. Yet, globalization and the free trade deals tha...

Weak global governance is partly to blame for the glaring covid disparities that now afflict the world

30 Apr 2021 Strong majorities of Americans believe U.S. migration policy should first serve the interests of their fellow Americans, according to an opinion survey by the pro-migration Cato Institute. “Nearly two-thirds (63%) of Americans say it’s more important when making immigration policy to consider what ‘benefits the United States and its current citizens,” said the April 27 survey of 2,600 U.S. adults. But, the survey added, “thirty‐​seven percent (37%) believe it’s mo...