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STANFORD – Strange as it may sound, vaccines are now the key to reviving the transatlantic relationship. Former President Donald Trump’s “America First” administration had left ties between the United States and its European allies badly frayed. So, in his address to the Munich Secutiry Conference in February, President Joe Biden thought it best to reaffirm America’s support for Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty: an attack on one NATO member would be considered an attack on all

19 марта 2021 5 мин. 7296

Credit-Rating Agencies Could Derail Economic Recovery

NEW DELHI – On March 10, the credit-rating agency Moody’s placed Ethiopia on review for a downgrade. The problem isn’t violence and repression in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region. Rather, Moody’s has concluded that the Ethiopian government’s commitment to engage with private creditors, as part of the G20 Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the Debt Service Suspension Initiative, raises the risk that those creditors will incur losses. For that, the country apparently must be punished

18 марта 2021 5 мин. 6769

Private–public infrastructure partnerships can spur a green recovery

Economic stimulus plans that support clean energy and decarbonisation through innovative partnerships will create new models for sustainable growth

17 марта 2021 7 мин. 7909

AstraZeneca Defends Covid-19 Vaccine Safety As The Netherlands, Ireland Join Others In Suspending Use

Netherlands and Ireland joined several other countries who have temporarily suspended the rollout of the shots after reports of side effects including blood clots

16 марта 2021 3 мин. 7028

Janet Yellen’s New Financial Multilateralism

LONDON – The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have sprung into action in ways that would have been inconceivable even a year ago. Under former President Donald Trump, the United States – the main shareholder, with veto rights, in both institutions – did little (beyond causing occasional disruption) to shape their policies. Now, the US is taking the lead in coordinating their role and helping poor countries to respond to the COVID-19 crisis

15 марта 2021 5 мин. 6310

Rural Women Can Drive Green Recoveries

BANGKOK – By now, most countries in Asia and the Pacific have proposed some sort of post-pandemic recovery package. Many include investments in sustainability, which the United Nations has repeatedly urged governments to undertake. Some plans currently include only budget totals, with policymakers yet to allocate the spending

12 марта 2021 5 мин. 5677

Inside ‘The Firm’: How The Royal Family's $28 Billion Money Machine Really Works

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's explosive interview with the Queen of Media has the Windsors in knots. Here's how it affects their 1000-year-old business

11 марта 2021 11 мин. 6086

Asian Demonstrators and the American Dream

NEW YORK – One month ago, in Myanmar, protesters against the military coup gathered around the United States embassy in Yangon. They called on President Joe Biden to make the generals go back to their barracks and free Aung San Suu Kyi from detention. Her party, the National League for Democracy, won a big victory in the 2020 general election, which is why the generals, afraid of losing their privileges, seized power