AEI This Week
Aug 31, 2019
AEI's weekly digest of top commentary and scholarship on the issues that matter most
 
 
What is going on in Afghanistan? Gen. Petraeus explains the US-Taliban deal
 
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Danielle Pletka and Marc Thiessen interviewed former Afghanistan commander Gen. David Petraeus to get his perspective on what a deal with the Taliban would mean for US national security and the people of Afghanistan.
 
 
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Don’t give up on biosimilars — Congress can give them a boost
 
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The opportunity offered by biosimilars is still unfolding. But the value they can offer is clear. Congress should take new steps to accelerate their adoption, writes Scott Gottlieb.
 
 
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The new hospital price disclosure rule is important, but only a first step
 
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The Trump administration's proposal is a step in the right direction, but more steps are needed to make prices both transparent and understandable, explains James Capretta.
 
 
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The shallow cynicism of ‘everything is rigged’
 
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Greg Weiner writes that this corruption chatter, a mainstay of American political history that has accelerated in recent years, is unhealthy for political conversation. It is a film noir conception of politics, in which everyone is good or evil, mostly evil, and no one simply disagrees. 
 
 
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The real risks of allowing terrorist safe havens
 
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Do safe havens matter or not? The truth is that denying such sanctuaries is crucial to effective counterterrorism, so long as some key caveats and distinctions are kept in mind, says Hal Brands.
 
 
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China’s economic ‘miracle’ in context
 
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Size matters in international economics, and China has it, writes Derek Scissors. This will not change whether China becomes the global leader or falls victim to bad policy and stagnation. Prosperity also matters, and China is not prosperous by any reasonable standard. A vital question, therefore, is whether it will become so.
 
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