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Protesters are arrested by the riot police during a demonstration against a proposed finance bill on June 27 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Protesters are arrested by the riot police during a demonstration against a proposed finance bill on June 27 in Nairobi, Kenya.

How Kenya’s President Broke the Social Contract

Faced with economic crisis and mass protests, Washington’s newest non-NATO ally has turned to brutal repression at home.

Analysis
Binaifer Nowrojee
UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti gestures with a flat hand and leans in toward IMF Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath, who is seated beside him as they speak to each other during a session at the World Economic Forum.
UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti gestures with a flat hand and leans in toward IMF Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath, who is seated beside him as they speak to each other during a session at the World Economic Forum.

IMF’s Gopinath: U.S. Economy ‘Doing Very Well’

The fund’s No. 2 official on the United States, China, and Russia’s “squarely positive growth.”

Insider
Ravi Agrawal
An illustraton shows a fragmented globe with cargo container ships pushing through the gaps.
An illustraton shows a fragmented globe with cargo container ships pushing through the gaps.

How Policymakers Should Handle a Fragmenting World

A top IMF official on avoiding the worst-case scenario of a new economic cold war.

Argument
Gita Gopinath
Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, president of the 2023 U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP28), speaks to the media following the opening session of the conference in Dubai on Nov. 30.
Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, president of the 2023 U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP28), speaks to the media following the opening session of the conference in Dubai on Nov. 30.

At COP28, the World Needs to Prioritize Financial Reform

Three ideas that could boost investment in the planet—and its people.

Analysis
Rajiv J. Shah
A person is seen from the side walking past a blue billboard.
A person is seen from the side walking past a blue billboard.

The World Bank’s Big Week

What to know ahead of the institution’s annual meetings.

Flash Points
Chloe Hadavas
An Indian Border Security Force wearing a tan formal uniform shakes hands with a Pakistan Rangers soldier wearing a black formal uniform. They are surrounded by other uniformed officers, most of whom wear traditional hats adorned with a fan-like crest.
An Indian Border Security Force wearing a tan formal uniform shakes hands with a Pakistan Rangers soldier wearing a black formal uniform. They are surrounded by other uniformed officers, most of whom wear traditional hats adorned with a fan-like crest.

Pakistan’s Missing Market

Resuming trade with India is a chance to escape spiraling crises.

Argument
Sanjay Kathuria
People’s Revolution party activists hold placards during a demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 11.
People’s Revolution party activists hold placards during a demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 11.

Congress Wants to Hold Sri Lanka’s Feet to the Fire on Human Rights

The United Nations has given the international community the greenlight to punish Sri Lanka for torture. Congress has taken it.

Report
Anusha Rathi, Jack Detsch
An illustration shows the Statue of Liberty holding a torch with other hands alongside hers as she lifts the flame, also resembling laurel, into place on the edge of the United Nations laurel logo.
An illustration shows the Statue of Liberty holding a torch with other hands alongside hers as she lifts the flame, also resembling laurel, into place on the edge of the United Nations laurel logo.

A New Multilateralism

How the United States can rejuvenate the global institutions it created.

Essay
Gordon Brown
Three men wearing suits and ties sit at a table in front of a wall displaying the logo of the New Delhi G-20 summit, which stylizes the zero in G-20 as the globe. The man sitting in the middle has his mouth open as he speaks into a microphone.
Three men wearing suits and ties sit at a table in front of a wall displaying the logo of the New Delhi G-20 summit, which stylizes the zero in G-20 as the globe. The man sitting in the middle has his mouth open as he speaks into a microphone.

Can the G-20 Be a Champion for the Global South?

The group needs to embrace new ideas and more inclusive leadership.

Argument
Darren Walker
Signs with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s face and the slogan “Long live Egypt” are seen along a road outside Cairo International Airport on May 13.
Signs with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s face and the slogan “Long live Egypt” are seen along a road outside Cairo International Airport on May 13.

How Sisi Ruined Egypt

The coup leader-turned-president promised Egyptians prosperity, but the country is flat broke.

Analysis
Steven A. Cook
A man wearing a matching patterned shirt and pants leans close to a display case of food next to a bus station on a cloudy day. Next to the display case is a campaign poster showing images of the president and vice president, along with green and red text reading "The team to reconnect Nigeria."
A man wearing a matching patterned shirt and pants leans close to a display case of food next to a bus station on a cloudy day. Next to the display case is a campaign poster showing images of the president and vice president, along with green and red text reading "The team to reconnect Nigeria."

Will Bola Tinubu’s Reforms Help or Harm Nigeria?

Removing fuel subsidies and floating the naira’s exchange rate may please international lenders, but the policies could trap millions in poverty.

Analysis
Pelumi Salako
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo arrives for the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit in Paris.
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo arrives for the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit in Paris.

How Campaign Promises Crashed Ghana’s Economy

Ghana’s economic troubles long preceded the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to its politicians’ penchant for overspending.

Argument
Audrey Elom Donkor
A line of Liberian children, dressed in matching uniforms of yellow shirts and navy blue shorts, hold Chinese flags as they lean over to see farther up the road.
A line of Liberian children, dressed in matching uniforms of yellow shirts and navy blue shorts, hold Chinese flags as they lean over to see farther up the road.

Aid Is the Next Battleground Between China and the West

The global south’s debts have reached alarming levels, and Beijing is tightening the screws.

Argument
Agathe Demarais
A man carries a shopping bag as a woman walks near him through a market selling vegetables on display.
A man carries a shopping bag as a woman walks near him through a market selling vegetables on display.

Tunisia Was Right to Reject the IMF Deal

A third bailout package will not provide long-term assurances for Tunisia’s economy and will exacerbate inequalities.

Argument
Alissa Pavia
FENG LI/AFP/Getty Images
FENG LI/AFP/Getty Images

Larry Summers: It’s Dangerous When Everyone Is a China Hawk

The former U.S. treasury secretary on competition with China and why he puts the chances of a recession at 70 percent.

Insider
Ravi Agrawal
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