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Julian Assange: Villain or Hero?

Why should the United States actually thank WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange?

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Blaming Merkel: Reflections on the Art of Scapegoating

Do those who demand stronger leadership from Angela Merkel miscomprehend the nature of democratic regimes in modern times?

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The Historical Significance of the Battle Over Elizabeth Warren

Is the United States really a consumer paradise — or is it a republic of the consumed?

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How Groupon and LivingSocial Celebrate Deflation in America

Why do social buying websites owe much to the Japanese practice of deflation?

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Fixing Immigration: If Not Now, When?

Will the United States ever get around to fixing its immigration system?

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A Co-Directorate for the IMF? Say Yes to Lagarde and Carstens

What's a creative solution to give the emerging market countries their fair leadership share in the IMF?

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NATO in Libya: The Saga of the Tortoise and the Hare

Imagine Europe had rapidly brought to bear all the firepower imaginable in Libya. Would the world be better off?

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Tackling Iraq or Abandoning Nuclear Energy? U.S. and German Adventurism Compared

Germany is abandoning nuclear energy. What can the world learn from this type of “adventurism”?

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BRICS: Add "T" for Turkey

How has Turkey’s prime minister succeeded in modernizing his country?

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Angela Merkel and German Foreign Policy

Are Germany’s recent foreign policy missteps evidence of a new neo-isolationist tendency?

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