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Returning to Field Research in Malawi: Q&A with Mahesh Karra
By Emanne Khan For scholars engaged in long-term research, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has complicated everything from data collection to Read more
Webinar Summary: Shrinking Policy Space in International Trade – A Conversation with Rachel Thrasher and Ha-Joon Chang
By Katie Gallogly-Swan On Friday, November 19, Rachel Thrasher, researcher and legal expert of the Boston University Global Development Policy Read more
Webinar Summary: Make or Break? Mainstreaming Climate Policy at the IMF
By Rishikesh Ram Bhandary With its universal role and influence over economic policy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) can make Read more
Chart of the Week: Triaging the Global Vaccination Effort
By Samantha Igo As of late 2021, nearly 60 percent of the United States has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Read more
How the International Trade and Investment Regime Constrains Pandemic Policymaking – And What Global Leaders Can Do About It
By Rachel Thrasher As COVID-19 has taken millions of lives, governments around the globe have attempted to quickly mobilize and Read more
Financing Forest Protection Without Fueling the Debt Crisis
By Blake Alexander Simmons and Rebecca Ray Last month, leaders from over 130 countries endorsed the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Read more
7 Opportunities for Making the Most of Development Finance after COP26
By Rishikesh Ram Bhandary and Katie Gallogly-Swan While the outcome of COP26 was far from meeting shared climate goals, there Read more
Top of COP: Outcomes for Development Finance and Global Economic Governance
By Rishikesh Ram Bhandary and Katie Gallogly-Swan Amid a flurry of high-level plurilateral commitments and late-night negotiations, the Glasgow Climate Read more
COP26 Side Event Summary: Cooperation for Net-Zero and Climate Resilience – Ethiopian and Chinese Perspectives
By Xinyue Ma As delegations from around the globe met in Glasgow to advance the world’s efforts against climate change Read more
Constraining Development in International Trade: Q&A with Rachel Thrasher
By Samantha Igo In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and growing climate crisis, it is becoming increasingly apparent that Read more