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American Exceptionalism in the Age of Trump (Project Syndicate, 5 min read) A poll highlights that more than two-thirds of Americans want an ‘outward-oriented foreign policy’. But with the rise of China, this means that the US will have to cooperate with them to help deliver global public goods like a solution to climate change.
What Makes the World Bank so Influential, Its Money or Its Ideas? (Brookings, 6 min read) Through the use of AidData’s micro-level survey data, new findings reveal that World Bank analytical and advisory products had a statistically significant impact on government policies. In contrast, that was not so for their investment lending services.
Trump’s Sudden and Dangerous Troop Withdrawal from Germany(Council on Foreign Relations, 4 min read) Trump is effectively signalling that an attack on a NATO ally would not necessarily be met with a US response. That should be deeply troubling not just to Germans but to all Europeans.’ [Bearish risk]