Norwegians decide on the Nobel Peace Prize. They suffered under Nazi occupation. Nazi occupation was not peace. Russian occupation is not peace. Perhaps someone should explain this to Mr Trump.
Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke
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Economist and economic historian. Directeur de Recherche, CNRS and Professor of Economics, Sciences Po, Paris. Website: kevinhorourke.com
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This is a moment of truth for Europe. If our leaders don’t act to defend our vital interests there is no point in complaining about the failure of others to do so.
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If the argument is that the EU had no choice in the trade talks but to reward the US for breaking the law, because we need its security support, then a consequence should be that if the US takes Russia’s side in demanding that Ukraine give up land, then all bets will be off as regards trade.
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Economic history has lost one of its greats.
Peter Temin, economic historian at MIT, has passed away. He worked both on problems of understanding the past (e.g. "Did Monetary Forces Cause the Great Depression?") and how how the past shapes the present (e.g. "The Vanishing Middle Class.") Terrific scholar and mentor, generous critic.
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UK academics studying topics sensitive to China face harassment, survey finds – The Guardian: ‘reported instances of harassment from colleagues and pressure from university administrators related to the financial consequences of damaging relations with China.’
UK academics studying topics sensitive to China face harassment, survey finds
Exclusive: university staff report being pressured to change teaching and are told that Chinese surveillance is rife
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The hope, if you care about the multilateral system, which almost nobody seems to do, is that the whole thing will unravel…
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A very reasonable question. I can't imagine that the French or Scandinavians will be thrilled, for example. Elsewhere, I don't know.
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It may be that the EU walks back from this decision in the face of popular opposition. But if it doesn't then history will not be kind to those responsible. This is not about the interests of this or that industry, it is about something much much bigger that risks resonating down the decades.
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A strategic disaster for the EU, given how it has always positioned itself on the world stage, given the importance of the rules-based order in maintaining world stability, and given the risks to that stability in an era of Putin, Xi, and Trump.
