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Fragmentation and Resiliency Will Be the Centerpieces of the International Order

Mark R. Yzaguirre is Senior Associate General Counsel and Associate Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs at the University of Houston. Opinions solely his own. This blog is part of a special series on the coronavirus.

Recovery Requires Greater Cooperation: Come Together

The coronavirus threatens thousands, possibly millions of lives across the globe. It is first and foremost a health crisis and the disease must be beaten, and the curve of Covid-19’s spread must be flattened for our lives to return to something approaching normalcy.

A Call for Institutional Entrepreneurship

Beverly Barrett, PhD is policy program advisor and economics faculty at the University of St. Thomas, Houston. Dr. Barrett is the author of Globalization and Change in Higher Education: The Political Economy of Policy Reform in Europe (Palgrave Macmillan). You may email her at beverly@beverlybarrett.org. This blog is a part of special series on the coronavirus.

A Stronger IMF Will Bolster the US Recovery

All indications are that global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be a daunting challenge. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is already stepping up to help emerging markets and developing countries by approving several emergency loans.

The Strategic Case for U.S. Climate Leadership: How Americans Can Win With a Pro-Market Solution

In the United States, the case for greater action on climate change is typically made on environmental grounds. But there are equally compelling economic, geopolitical, and national security rationales for the United States to lead the world on climate policy.

Pandemic Requires Comprehensive Debt Standstills

Emerging-market economies must be allowed to defer all payments to international creditors — official and private — for at least one year.

The Covid-19 pandemic is a one-two financial punch for developing economies.

IMF Right to Spend Liberally

Debt moratorium a critical step forward
A week of virtual international meetings – G7 and G20 finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund’s international monetary and financial committee – has just wrapped up.

Beyond the Brink - Live with Dee Smith & Raoul Pal

What does life look like on the other side of COVID-19? This is a question that just about everybody on the planet is asking themselves at this point in time.

Covid-19 Will Only Increase Automation Anxiety

Historically, depressions have inflamed automation anxiety. Wars, in contrast, often end them. In the US, the machinery debates of the 1920s and 30s began with labour secretary James J. Davis’s famous 1927 speech.

Covid-19 and Legal Institutions: Courting Accessibility and Efficiency

Daniela Bassan, Q.C. is a Partner and Practice Group Chair at the law firm of Stewart McKelvey (Canada) where she focuses on complex, multi-jurisdictional dispute resolution. This blog is a part of special series on the coronavirus.