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April 3, 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa
“Hard for Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan Not To Run in 2015—But Can he Win?”
That was the title of my December 20, 2013 post. It appeared in the aftermath of former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s highly critical letter to Jonathan cataloging the latter’s political failures, th…
January 13, 2005
Emerging Markets
The Paris Club and Indonesia
An extremely esoteric topic: Paris Club comparability.When the Paris Club grants debt relief to a country like Iraq, it typically requires that the country seek "comparable" debt relief from its othe…
December 20, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
Hard for Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan Not to Run in 2015-But Can He Win?
Things are churning in Nigeria. There is the publication of former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter to President Goodluck Jonathan cataloging the latter’s political failures. There is Central Ban…
December 5, 2013
Development
Emerging Voices: The Broken Promises of the Paris Declaration
Emerging Voices features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This article is by Paul Callan, Andria Thomas, Se…
November 30, 2015
Climate Change
Does the Paris Climate Summit Matter?
The much-anticipated Paris climate summit opens today in Paris. But does it matter? The answer isn’t obvious. Any Paris agreement will include only voluntary emissions-cutting goals. And scientists…
