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Pakistan: Carter’s Centuries

Lalatendu Das - January 4, 2025. Published in Dawn

The late centenarian’s mixed legacy lingers on.

Canada: When America Used the Army against the Peaceful Protesters of the 1932 ‘Bonus March’

Rejeanne Lacroix - February 16, 2022. Published in Ottawa Citizen

Qatar: Reclaiming Central Banks

Lalatendu Das - September 27, 2021. Published in Gulf Times

Fifty years ago, a political decision by one elected president and his advisers transformed the international financial architecture overnight.

United Arab Emirates: Biden’s Spending Spree Is a Sign: In the US, Big Government Is Back

Lalatendu Das - April 7, 2021. Published in The National

Mr Biden’s spending plans for infrastructure and pandemic relief are of an order not seen since Roosevelt's time.

Russia: History Lessons for Trump: What Are His Chances of Winning?

Robin Koerner - November 6, 2020. Published in Actual Comment

Perhaps the main difference between 2020 and 1932, 1980 and 1992 is that now everything is happening in plain sight.

Guatemala: History’s Warnings

Robin Koerner - September 13, 2020. Published in Prensa Libre

[I]n times of serious instability, the personality and abilities of leaders take on exceptional relevance. ... We can only pray that world leaders will be up for the challenges ahead.

U.K.: Why Does the Right Keep Pretending the Left Runs Britain?

Lalatendu Das - September 12, 2020. Published in The Guardian

When representative political institutions fail, and when the economic system faces its worst crisis since the Great Depression, the only way to secure compliance is to demonize leftwing alternatives.

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