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Ian Klaus

Will Ambassador Subnat Go to Washington?

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Global Insight by Ian Klaus

The proposed "City and State Diplomacy Act" would establish an ambassador for subnational engagements by state and municipal governments.

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Mind the Knowledge Gaps: What Global Conferences Bring to Light

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Global Insight by Ian Klaus

Convenings of experts call attention to that which scientists and policymakers don’t know. These "knowledge gaps," it turns out, are especially prevalent in the urban domain.

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To Understand American Political Anger, Look to 'Peripheral France'

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CityLab
Ian Klaus

French geographer Christophe Guilluy has a controversial diagnosis of working-class resentment in the age of Trump, Brexit, and the Yellow Vests.

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The Morality of the City

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City Lab
Ian Klaus

In his new book The Ordinary Virtues, the writer and politician Michael Ignatieff reveals the “moral operating systems” that keep cities together.

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The Invisible Network That Makes Cities Work

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CityLab
Ian Klaus

Despite fears of declining social capital and lack of faith in civic institutions, the "new trust economy" is thriving in urban areas.

A Londoner labors alone in a tech hub. Technology may appear to be isolating citizens, but Ian Klaus argues that urbanites are increasingly enmeshed in complex trust networks.
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For Cities of the Future, Three Paths to Power

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CityLab
Ian Klaus

In an era of geopolitical turbulence, urban leaders will have to demand representation at international institutions—or take more radical action.

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