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Glenn Hubbard sees a need for new thinking about the central bank's approach to monetary policy and financial regulation.

Timothy Snyder views the summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin as the moment a foreign-policy fantasy died.

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Kaushik Basu urges the country's policymakers to forgo tit-for-tat measures and prioritize diplomacy over confrontation.

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