Lecturer in International Relations, University of Glasgow
How governments use IMF bailouts to hurt political opponents – new research
Nov 19, 2023 06:23 am UTC| Economy
Sri Lanka received a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in March amid soaring inflation, debt and a sovereign default. In exchange for US$3 billion (2.4 billion), the government committed to spending...
Three ways blockchain could get the world to act against the climate crisis
Jun 13, 2020 11:07 am UTC| Technology Digital Currency
The world has failed to halt global warming. Four years after the signing of the Paris Agreement, most experts predict global warming will exceed the agreed thresholds, with disastrous consequences. As much as the world...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects