As Sri Lanka looks to choose a new leader, the country’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe is already behaving like an autocrat. Only by listening to the goals of the people’s movement can the country be rescued from ruin.
As Sri Lanka looks to choose a new leader, the country’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe is already behaving like an autocrat. Only by listening to the goals of the people’s movement can the country be rescued from ruin.
Politically speaking, Greece’s return to the drachma currency would be a defeat. But economically speaking, it doesn’t threaten European stability, and could offer the Greeks a chance at redemption.
The International Monetary Fund could be crucial providing aid in Ukraine and elsewhere, but much is on hold as the U.S. Congress blocks much needed IMF reforms.