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Richard Haass

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Richard Haass, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations and a senior counselor at Centerview Partners, previously served as Director of Policy Planning for the US State Department (2001-03), and was President George W. Bush's special envoy to Northern Ireland and Coordinator for the Future of Afghanistan. He is the author of The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens (Penguin Press, 2023) and the weekly Substack newsletter Home & Away.

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  1. Defining Success in Ukraine
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    Defining Success in Ukraine

    May 15, 2024 Richard Haass calls for a shift to a defensive posture and efforts to bring about a long-term ceasefire.

  2. America’s Year of Living Dangerously
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    America’s Year of Living Dangerously

    Mar 25, 2024 Richard Haass highlights what's at stake for the US and the world in November's Biden-Trump rematch.

  3. Will Ukraine Survive?
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    Will Ukraine Survive?

    Feb 9, 2024 Richard Haass takes stock of the country's successes and challenges as Russia's war of aggression heads into its third year.

  4. The World in 2024
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    The World in 2024

    Jan 2, 2024 Richard Haass says that the coming year will be defined by how elections in many countries – especially the US – play out.

  5. A Year of War and Little Peace
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    A Year of War and Little Peace

    Dec 20, 2023 Richard Haass finds few bright spots in an overview of the most important events and non-events of 2023.

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    The Gig Economy vs. America’s Workers

    Sandeep Vaheesan warns that proposed ballot initiatives in Massachusetts would legalize exploitative employment practices.
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    King Trump on Trial

    Richard K. Sherwin

    High-ranking Republican politicians have lately been turning up at Donald Trump’s New York City trial to demonstrate solidarity with the former president. But their attendance also serves a more alarming purpose: to validate Trump as a competing source of sovereign power, independent of the US Constitution and the rule of law.

     explains why a parade of Republican leaders have made appearances at the former president’s trial in New York.
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    Crunch Time for the Power Sector

    Michael Spence argues that developing flexible, stable, and resilient smart grids requires an expanded industrial policy.
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    The Rise of Mesoeconomics

    William H. Janeway

    A growing body of literature focusing on the domain between the microeconomic and the macroeconomic has become increasingly relevant in a world beset by supply shocks. Armed with such insights, those designing industrial policies will have a better chance of achieving their overlapping economic- and national-security goals.

     details how a long-neglected field of economic study can be applied to today's most pressing policy challenges.
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    What the AI Pessimists Are Missing

    Michael R. Strain points out that the technology will help to address many of the risks it creates.
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    The Innocent Bystanders of College Protests

    Takatoshi Ito laments that a radical minority can disrupt the lives of so many in the broader university community.
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    Only Public-Private Cooperation Can Accelerate Decarbonization

    Francesco La Camera & Bruce Douglas explain how to translate political commitments into actual wind turbines and solar panels.
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    Defining Success in Ukraine

    Richard Haass calls for a shift to a defensive posture and efforts to bring about a long-term ceasefire.
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    A Unified Western Strategy for Ukraine

    Anders Åslund proposes a maximalist approach to military aid to replace the current piecemeal injections of old weapons.

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