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Christopher Granville

Christopher Granville

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Christopher Granville, a former British diplomat in Moscow, is Managing Director of TS Lombard, an independent provider of research and consulting on emerging markets.

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  1. Reforming the Referendum
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    Reforming the Referendum

    Jun 29, 2016 Christopher Granville urges UK leaders to hold a proper vote to determine which non-EU future the electorate really wants.

  2. A Way Out for Ukraine and Russia
    Ukraine nationalist march Igor Golovniov/ZumaPress

    A Way Out for Ukraine and Russia

    Jan 13, 2015 Christopher Granville proposes a solution to the regional crisis, based on a new arms treaty between Russia and NATO.

  3. Neutralizing Ukraine
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    Neutralizing Ukraine

    Aug 8, 2014 Christopher Granville proposes a constitutional provision to impede strategic alignment with NATO or Russia.

  4. Vladimir Putin, Part Two

    Vladimir Putin, Part Two

    Oct 30, 2007 Christopher Granville

  5. A Yukos Autopsy

    A Yukos Autopsy

    Jan 18, 2005 Christopher Granville

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    Fifty Years of Immunization Success Call for 50 More

    Sania Nishtar touts the remarkable results of global collaboration on routine vaccination and foresees continued progress.
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    Trump on Trial

    From a long list of criminal indictments to unfavorable voter demographics, there is plenty standing between presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump and a second term in the White House. But a Trump victory in the November election remains a distinct possibility – and a cause for serious economic concern.

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    The IMF Chose the Right Leader the Wrong Way

    Ngaire Woods thinks the Fund’s process for selecting its managing director is woefully out of step with today’s world.
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    Trump Is Putin’s Only Hope Now

    Carl Bildt considers the implications of Ukraine finally receiving the Western military aid it has been waiting for.
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    How to Rebuild Trust in Public Institutions

    Eleanor Carter & Carolyn J. Heinrich highlight the value of face-to-face interactions at a time when governments are phasing out in-person services.
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    Is Trump Above the Law?

    Nancy Isenberg

    Contrary to what former US President Donald Trump would have the American public believe, no president enjoys absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. To suggest otherwise is to reject a bedrock principle of American democracy: the president is not a monarch.

    explains why the US Supreme Court must reject the former president's claim to immunity from prosecution.
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    Ukraine Is Far From Doomed

    Tatyana Deryugina & Anastassia Fedyk

    When comparing Ukraine’s situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible. But it will require the West, and the US in particular, to put aside domestic political squabbles and muster the political will to provide Ukraine with consistent and robust military and financial assistance.

    compare Russia's full-scale invasion to World War II and see reason to hope – as long as aid keeps flowing.
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    The Pandemic Financing Developing Countries Need

    Rachel Glennerster urges multilateral development banks to establish mechanisms that enable at-risk vaccine purchases.
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    The Geopolitics of Africa’s Debt Crisis

    Anne O. Krueger urges developed countries to back efforts by the IMF and the World Bank to promote growth-enhancing reforms.

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