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Why Is Europe’s Economy Falling Short?
Philippe Aghion interviewed by Simon Johnson
Europe has no shortage of brilliant researchers and ambitious entrepreneurs, but it has consistently failed to create the conditions in which they can thrive. As geopolitical upheaval forces a long-overdue reckoning, the costs of over-regulation, risk aversion, and institutional inertia are finally coming into focus.
examine how the continent went from scientific powerhouse to cautious follower—and what to do about it.-
Free to readReclaiming Democracy From the Market
Michael J. Sandel & Daron Acemoglu discuss the breakdown of civic life and the need to restore trust in public institutions. -
Defending Press Freedom in the Age of Trump
Martin Baron interviewed by Deputy Managing Editor Rachel Danna about the forces endangering the fourth estate. -
Opposing Trump
Adam Michnik interviewed by Irena Grudzińska Gross about the new US administration and how pro-democracy forces can best confront it. -
Jorge Heine on the BRICS, active non-alignment, the US dollar, and more
Jorge Heine urges the Organization of American States to demonstrate leadership in Haiti, shows how small countries can implement a foreign policy based on active non-alignment, calls on China and Europe to diversify the global monetary system, and more. -
Diane Coyle on innovation, AI, economic data, and more
Diane Coyle suggests ways to account for “free” digital services in economic frameworks, considers how to prevent the emergence of AI monopolies, warns that cutting funding for basic research is tantamount to destroying the US economy’s foundations, and more. -
Ian Buruma on Gaza, Trump, authoritarianism, and more
Ian Buruma says there is no chance US democracy will emerge from Donald Trump’s second administration unscathed, explains why the left is losing the culture war in the US and Europe, touts the enduring importance of the humanities, and more. -
Daniel Gros on DeepSeek, Germany's malaise, EU competitiveness, and more
Daniel Gros hopes that a Chinese startup's apparent AI breakthrough will provide a much-needed boost to European competitiveness, advises the EU on how to deal with Donald Trump, urges Europe to improve conditions for bottom-up innovation, and more. -
Yi Fuxian on China's decision-making, economic prospects, demographic crisis, and more
Yi Fuxian warns that China's government and mainstream analysts are still underestimating the severity of the country's demographic crisis, identifies some of the gravest policy mistakes Donald Trump's administration is at risk of making vis-a-vis China, explains why China’s middle class will never be strong enough to bring about a democratic transition, and more. -
Ricardo Hausmann on immigration, climate finance, economic complexity, and more
Ricardo Hausmann urges the US to issue more H1-B visas, argues that Europe must become a military superpower in its own right, applies the “growth diagnostics” framework to Venezuela, and more. -
Enrique Krauze on Baruch Spinoza, the US election, Mexican democracy, and more
Enrique Krauze considers the responsibility of the state to guarantee freedom, heralds the demise of Mexico’s democracy, highlights flaws in higher-education systems, and more. -
Europe in the Age of Trump
Adam Michnik interviewed by Irena Grudzińska Gross about the challenges facing the continent following the US election. -
Nicholas Agar on Elon Musk, AI, the futurism industry, and more
Nicholas Agar urges us not to put too much stock in Musk-style “Mars-shots,” describes how the humanities needs to evolve in our time of disorienting change, suggests that humanists might soon get bored with artificial intelligence, and more.
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