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Mo Ibrahim is Chair and Founder of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.

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  1. What Climate Justice Means for Africa
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    What Climate Justice Means for Africa

    Sep 12, 2022 Mo Ibrahim shows how the international community is ignoring the continent's unique interests and constraints.

  2. The Leader the WTO Needs
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    The Leader the WTO Needs

    Oct 19, 2020 Mo Ibrahim, et al. endorse the candidacy of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for Director-General of the World Trade Organization.

  3. No Recovery Without Debt Relief
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    No Recovery Without Debt Relief

    Jul 10, 2020 Mo Ibrahim calls for an immediate debt-service standstill for all African countries until the end of 2021.

  4. A New Eurafrican Partnership
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    A New Eurafrican Partnership

    Oct 3, 2019 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, et al. champion a new relationship between the EU and Africa to seize a hugely attractive co-investment opportunity.

  5. Africa’s Search for Law
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    Africa’s Search for Law

    Feb 12, 2014 Mo Ibrahim calls for the rule of law to be placed at the top of the world's development agenda.

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    Tax the Rich to Save the Planet

    Owen Gaffney argues that reducing economic inequality is the key to strengthening democracy and mitigating climate change.
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    Is Globalization Over?

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr. explains why reports of the death of humanity's interdependence are greatly exaggerated.
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    Putin and Trump in the Dock?

    Jack Goldsmith explains the risks associated with pursuing criminal prosecutions against high-profile political figures.
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    The Great Revision

    Joschka Fischer examines the broader geopolitical restructuring that was triggered by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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    Why Inflation Persists

    Lars P. Feld

    What "Team Transitory" has missed in the inflation debate is that inflation tends to become persistent because of second-round effects. Not only have producer prices risen over the past year or so, but they also have not yet been fully passed through the value chain.

     navigates the complex array of factors that give rise to one of the biggest problems in macroeconomics.
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    Wanted: Vladimir Putin

    Antara Haldar explains why the International Criminal Court’s indictment is more than just a symbolic victory.
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    Here We Go Again?

    Fifteen years after the collapse of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers triggered a devastating global financial crisis, the banking system is in trouble again. Central bankers and financial regulators each seem to bear some of the blame for the recent tumult, but there is significant disagreement over how much – and what, if anything, can be done to avoid a deeper crisis.

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    The Coming Doom Loop

    Nouriel Roubini warns that liquidity support will not be enough to prevent a deeper financial crisis and economic downturn.
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    Crises of Uncertainty

    Harold James fears the consequences of policymakers’ continual revision of economic and financial governance rules.

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