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Making Sense of India with Amit Varma and Milan Vaishnav

A conversation on the critical ideas and observations that have helped shape expert understandings of India.

· January 14, 2025
The India Briefing
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The California Fires Could Upend the U.S. Disaster Recovery System

Hurricane-strength fires in dense, urban areas are a game-changer for an already fragile federal recovery structure.

· January 10, 2025
In The Media
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America Is Locked in a New Class War

In analyzing the U.S. political scene, people have to allow for a three-class rather than a two-class model: the working class, the rich, and the professional-managerial class.

· January 7, 2025
Foreign Policy
Can a New Chancellor Fix Germany?

A change in Germany’s leadership could bring about overdue reforms to the country. By reviving the German economy and investing in defense, Scholz’s successor would benefit all of Europe.

· January 2, 2025
In The Media
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Georgia Shows Why U.S. Policy in Eurasia Is Dangerously Outdated

With a rich pre-Soviet civic history, Georgia was most recently the U.S.-supported democratic trailblazer in the South Caucasus—and yet it now faces significant setbacks. What went wrong?

· December 23, 2024
Foreign Policy
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Ghana’s Presidential Contest Shows Why Democracy Requires More Than Well-Run Elections

The recent vote offers lessons for Accra and other middle-aged democracies.

· December 19, 2024