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C.P. Chandrasekhar

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C.P. Chandrasekhar is Research Director at International Development Economics Associates and a former professor of economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University.

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  1. Sri Lanka’s People Need a New Debt Deal
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    Sri Lanka’s People Need a New Debt Deal

    Sep 30, 2024 C.P. Chandrasekhar, et al. urge the country’s new government to eschew austerity and renegotiate its IMF bailout.

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    The Sources of Russian Conduct

    Nina L. Khrushcheva warns Western leaders that if they push Vladimir Putin too far, he may well do something unthinkable.
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    Africa’s Food Security Depends on Adaptive Crops

    Agnes Kalibata & Cary Fowler urge the public and private sectors to work together to increase production of traditional indigenous staples.
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    Sri Lanka’s People Need a New Debt Deal

    C.P. Chandrasekhar, et al.

    Sri Lanka’s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, must reject his predecessor’s recent debt-restructuring deal with the IMF. That agreement would inflict unnecessary pain on Sri Lanka’s population and set a dangerous precedent, undermining other developing economies’ ability to restructure their foreign debts.

     urge the country’s new government to eschew austerity and renegotiate its IMF bailout.
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    How to Mobilize Private Climate Finance

    Mette Frederiksen & Mia Amor Mottley

    Providing emerging markets and developing economies with sufficient climate finance requires a dramatic increase in the availability of, and access to, tools that have proven effective. When done right, every $1 dollar of public money can mobilize $5 from the private sector.

     explain why “blended finance” should be central to discussions ahead of this year's UN Climate Change Conference.
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    How to Reform the UN Security Council

    Shang-Jin Wei proposes expanding its membership and limiting permanent members' veto power.
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    Ishiba Shigeru’s Premiership Could Be Short-Lived

    Taniguchi Tomohiko highlights three key weaknesses that bode ill for Japan’s new government.
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    The Debt That Shall Not Be Named

    Michael R. Strain warns that both US presidential candidates are ignoring one of the most pressing issues facing the country.
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    Africa’s Place in the Emerging Global Order

    Adekeye Adebajo explains how the continent can navigate the Sino-American rivalry in a way that advances its interests.
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    The Slow Mpox Response Is Another Pandemic Wake-Up Call

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala explains what world leaders need to do to prepare for future pathogens in light of the latest failures.

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