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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.

Contrary to the simplistic view that regulation is inevitably bad for business, there are in fact three important channels through which regulation can benefit an economy. A column by Diane Coyle.

The US is generally more economically resilient than other countries and would do better than most others in a contracting world economy. A column by Mohamed A. El-Erian.

Economists who say that advanced-economy debt is «safe» sound like those who touted the «Great Moderation» – the permanent reduction in cyclical volatility – a generation ago. A column by Kenneth Rogoff.

The trade war may well be an early skirmish in a much tougher battle, during which economics will ultimately trump Trump. A column by Stephen Roach.

Swedish politics has given Russia plenty of ammunition in its efforts to influence public opinion, and Russia’s electoral meddling has become an excuse for Swedish leaders to avoid reforms. A column by Paulina Neuding.

Italy’s banks, debt, immigration backlash, and economic malaise will test the resilience of the single currency – and of European integration generally. A column by Michael J. Boskin.

To finally create an African single market, the continent should look to Amazon, the e-commerce giant, for inspiration. A column by Carl Manlan.

Banks ought to form mutually supportive groups. This would avoid the over-emphasis on risk-sharing and the underestimation of behavioral risks inherent in state-provided solutions. A column by Hans-Werner Sinn.