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Right-wing populism & the finance industry
The finance industry struggles to distinguish between populists and technocrats on the Right. It is costly.

Jan Dehn
Apr 76 min read
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Time is ticking for Trump
Trump only has limited time to secure his position of power. Will he stuff the Supreme Court? If not, me may be out sooner than you think.

Jan Dehn
Mar 35 min read
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Where is Robin Hood?
Trump is a modern-day Prince John and Musk his Sheriff of Nottingham. The big question is: where is Robin Hood?

Jan Dehn
Feb 142 min read
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Elon Musk's gift to the US: State Capture
Was Elon Musk inspired by state capture in South Africa to bring this systemic type of corruption to the US?

Jan Dehn
Feb 44 min read
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Hubris: The AI cavalry arrives!
The competition has arrived. American Big Tech AI monopolies are in trouble. And it is a very good thing.

Jan Dehn
Jan 274 min read
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The AI bubble
AI is a bubble. Data is a key constraint. Here are some thoughts about what AI can realistically achieve.

Jan Dehn
Dec 28, 20247 min read
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Algerian path dependence
Algeria's post-1962 governments have relied more on the past than than reaching for the future. Only a drop in oil prices changes this...

Jan Dehn
Sep 29, 202420 min read
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The role of digital public infrastructure in India's recent development
India has made remarkable gains in the fight against poverty. Digital technology has played a critical part. Here is how and why.

Jan Dehn
Sep 26, 202413 min read
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Calling time on the Faustian Bargain
The UK riots showed the Faustian Bargain - reducing public services to fund low taxes for the middle class - has run its course.

Jan Dehn
Aug 17, 20247 min read
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Labour's triple challenge
Labour must fix immigration, low productivity, and soaring debt. Rejoining EU solves all three, but what about Britain's most vulnerable?

Jan Dehn
Jul 7, 20244 min read
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Launching the Innovation Hub for Prosperity
Open networks promise to enhance competition in the online commerce space.

Jan Dehn
Apr 18, 20243 min read
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The nation state at a dead end
Despair, anyone? The four most important problems in the world are global and cannot be solved by nation states.

Jan Dehn
Apr 10, 202413 min read
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The downwards spiral of economics and politics in Western democracies
There has been a marked erosion in the quality of politics and economics in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis.

Jan Dehn
Nov 22, 20238 min read
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Anthem for doomed bonds
Cut trade with China and you cut Chinese purchases of US bonds. What could possibly go wrong?

Jan Dehn
Feb 1, 20231 min read
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Bond market strategy for Africa
Entering global bond markets offers plenty of upside for capital-starved African countries, but there are also risks.

Jan Dehn
Feb 1, 20231 min read
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