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Introduction
Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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Sovereign Funds and Financial Statecraft
Sovereign funds are no longer the exclusive luxury of commodity-exporting countries. China, a top natural resource importer, has launched the world’s largest complex of sovereign funds and used them …
October 7, 2020
Emerging Economies
Reframing the Collective Action Problem in Sovereign Bond Restructuring
A recent white paper from Lazard points out that emerging market sovereign bond holdings are often fairly concentrated among a handful of big players. The main impediment to collective action may be…
May 8, 2020
China
China, a Major World Bank Borrower and Competitor, Must Stop Sheltering BRI Debt from G20 Standstill
As we explained in Foreign Affairs on April 27, China is trying quietly to exempt its massive Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure loans to poor countries from its agreement to participa…
November 14, 2011
Europe and Eurasia
It’s Time to Euthanize Sovereign CDSs
Imagine life insurance contracts that wouldn’t pay off if officials declared heart attacks to be “voluntary.” Welcome to the world of sovereign credit default swaps, or CDSs. When the Greek debt d…
April 17, 2024
Indo-Pacific
Reflecting on a Changing Indo-Pacific: A Conversation With Admiral John Aquilino
Admiral John Aquilino discusses his work as commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, as well as the security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region, solutions to deliver integrated deterrence, and …
