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If Brexit wins, financial markets and businesses around the world will be shaken out of their complacency about populist insurgencies in the rest of Europe and the US. A column by Anatole Kaletsky.

No country can prosper indefinitely without saving. It is time for politicians to own up to the truth: The saving deficit is the single greatest threat to the American Dream. A column by Stephen S. Roach.

Political leaders who still believe in the West must defend free trade and must prevent the introduction of protectionist measures and the erection of barriers to globalization. A column by Carl Bildt.

The US needs comprehensive tax reform, ideally a progressive tax on consumption. A financial transaction tax (FTT) can be no more than a small part of a much larger strategy. A column by Kenneth Rogoff.

China’s president Xi Jinping’ lodestar is power, and he appears to be willing to go to any length to secure it. In this effort, he has one key advantage: Mao’s legacy. A column by Ma Jian.

The Kremlin's system keeps Russia's elites from pushing for change, as it precludes the possibility of anti-Putin intrigue. And the regime does seem relatively stable. A column by Andrei Kolesnikov.

Presidential candidate Trump’s proposed policies, once put into practice, would undermine America’s security, depress its economy, and destroy the financial system. A column by Simon Johnson.

The era of peak profits that has sparked concerns about market power might be coming to a close. Profits of US corporations have already slipped. A column by Laura Tyson.

On June 21, Germany's Constitutional Court will rule on the OMT bond-buying program of the ECB. Two days later, voters will decide whether the UK should exit the EU. A column by Hans-Werner Sinn.

Seeking to regain better control over its economic and financial destiny, the Kingdom has designed an ambitious economic restructuring plan, «Vision 2030». A column by Mohamed A. El-Erian.

It’s the big banks that continue to prefer being highly leveraged. Too many policymakers are deferring to them. That means that the global economy’s wild ride will continue. A column by Simon Johnson.

With 4% nominal GDP growth, a budget deficit of 2% would bring the long-term debt ratio down to 50%. That should be the goal for which all of the G7 countries aim. A column by Martin Feldstein.