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The government ought to restore financial stability and growth by reversing its stance on central-bank independence, interest-rate policy, and perhaps even the IMF. A column by Mohamed A. El-Erian.

Patent laws as we know them are becoming an obstacle to innovation instead of promoting them. Today's IP regime needs to be overhauled and made more flexible. A column by Zia Qureshi.

Although the American economy is indeed growing rapidly, the full extent of President Donald Trump’s economic legacy might not be felt for a decade or more. A column by Kenneth Rogoff.

Given the choice between re-empowering and starving its citizens, the regime chose the latter and bought off as many henchmen, through venal means, as it would need. A column by Ricardo Hausmann.

Trump’s protectionism is a response to the rise of China. But by launching a tariff war that also affects the EU and Canada, he is making China look like a more attractive partner than the US. A column by Harold James.

The impact the planned rate hikes by the Fed will have on emerging markets currencies will be more important than the crisis of the Lira. A column by Cornelia Meyer.

Prime Minister May should let the people vote on a properly articulated Brexit plan, with the alternative of keeping the status quo and remaining in the EU. A column by Anatole Kaletsky.

Some argue for still more debt socialization and risk sharing at the European level. Others warn that this would push Europe into an even deeper quagmire of financial irresponsibility. A column by Hans-Werner Sinn.

If the West really wants to hurt Putin’s regime, giving oligarchs an incentive to take their money and leave is a lot more effective than punishing those whom Putin considers his enemies. A column by Vladislav Inozemtsev.

The Trump administration confronts the Chinese protectionism. Washington is right on the fundamental issue, but needs to find allies in this dispute. A column by Christopher Balding.

The Fed’s glacial normalization keeps monetary policy on emergency settings long after the emergency has passed. It might lack the ammunition it will need to counter the next recession. A column by Stephen S. Roach.

Whatever the cause of the current low household saving rate, it is a serious problem that requires political action. A column by Martin Feldstein.