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The art of capitulation
Trump surrenders on tariffs after the bond market shows its teeth. His next book, The Art of Capitulation, will soon hit the shelves at a good bookshop near you.

Jan Dehn
Apr 93 min read
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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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The Dark Side of Culture (9): Immigration and cultural anxiety
The immigration debate has gone stale. In this piece, I inject a new idea - that culture should have no role at all in immigration policy.

Jan Dehn
Mar 3017 min read
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Will the Trump Dump turn into a Trump Slump?
The Trump Dump is here! Will it become a Trump Slump? Expect a bounce in Q2, but Trump policies are hurting long-term prospects for the US.

Jan Dehn
Mar 113 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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Economic nationalism: Trump courts conflict with his trade wars
Tariffs! Trump tries again. He failed last time. Will this time be any different?

Jan Dehn
Nov 26, 202410 min read
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Nationalism and fascism come full circle
Fascism and nationalism were defeated in WWII, but the institutions we put in place to prevent their return have failed. They are now back.

Jan Dehn
Oct 14, 202413 min read
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UK reminds us why the European Union was created
The UK's descent into populism and nationalism illustrates perfectly the reasons why the European Union was formed.

Jan Dehn
Jan 18, 20245 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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