Long Reads

Odious Debt: When New Governments Reject Inherited Loans

The odious debt doctrine lets successor governments repudiate despotic-regime loans, a compelling legal argument that rarely survives contact with creditors.

Priya Mensah9 min

Long Reads

Why Some Resource-Rich Nations Escape the Resource Curse

Commodity wealth hollows out Angola while leaving Norway intact. The difference is institutional sequencing, what existed before the money arrived.

Priya Mensah8 min