The Emergence of “Hedged Globalization”

Despite Poland’s remarkable post-1989 economic record, the full social costs of its post-communist transformation have been underappreciated, Antara Haldar suspects.

If the EU is to avoid crumbling before the great powers that would besiege it, it must take several fundamental steps, advises @Amiel_David_.

Dani Rodrik sees an crucial lesson for students of political economy in the United States’ rollback of green subsidies.

Populism, whether right- or left-wing, amounts to a kind of identity politics: it is always us against them. Chile is no exception, as the run-up to this year's presidential election shows, observes @AndresVelasco.

No one truly committed to the original meaning of America’s constitutional document can abandon the principles of free trade, free immigration, or internationalism, @UChicago’s @PincusSteven argues.

.@realDonaldTrump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" is just the latest in a long series of economic policies that are destroying investors' confidence in the US, writes @AEI's Desmond Lachman.

Increased defense spending should not be framed as a limited military expense but as a vital investment in protecting Europe’s way of life, argue @thehertieschool’s Goran Buldioski and @ECFR’s @nicupopescu.

Iran’s democratic future will be built not only by the political elite in the capital’s palaces, but also by the people who sustain the country’s vast administrative scaffolding, @kiantajbakhsh1 explains.

The @realDonaldTrump administration has a point about some of the fundamental problems that must be fixed in the multilateral trading system. But there is a better way to address them, @wto Director-General @NOIweala explains.

On July 10, @Europarl_EN will vote on whether to dismiss @EU_Commission’s @vonderleyen. Although the motion is unlikely to succeed, it could have profound consequences for the EU’s credibility, argues @alemannoEU.

.@realDonaldTrump’s attacks on the independence of the @federalreserve, together with his reckless fiscal policy, are scaring investors, notes Kenneth Rogoff in a new PS Say More. This does not bode well for the dollar’s status as the dominant global currency.

If the Islamic Republic were to collapse – an outcome that is no longer unthinkable, even if it is far from guaranteed – Iran would be more likely to establish a stable, democratic regime than was true of Iraq in 2003, argues @kiantajbakhsh1.

Shashi Tharoor recalls the 21-month period 50 years ago when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi suspended the rule of law.

Edoardo Campanella urges Europeans to prioritize the technology’s diffusion and usage over attempting cutting-edge innovation.

The Trump administration’s flurry of tariffs, deportation of immigrants, and increasing isolationism are far more redolent of George III’s policies than those of America’s founders, @UChicago’s @PincusSteven explains.

David Amiel thinks the EU should forge new trade agreements with economies that are not aligned with the US or China.

Alberto Alemanno explains what’s at stake in the European Parliament’s motion to dismiss the European Commission president.

The recent Iberian Peninsula blackout exposed the vulnerability of Europe’s power grids, underscoring the urgent need for greater resilience against energy blackmail, note @thehertieschool’s Goran Buldioski and @ECFR’s @nicupopescu.

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