Paying with Austerity: The Debt Crisis and Restructuring in Sri Lanka

On April 12, 2022, Sri Lanka defaulted on external debt service commitments. Announcing the “pre-emptive default”, pending restructuring, the government also announced that it was suspending repayments due in 2022

Time-of-use pricing of electricity in monopoly and oligopoly

This paper discusses the efficiency gains for time-of-use pricing over flat-rate pricing in the electricity sector. The electricity market may be characterised by a monopoly in some cases, where a

Climate Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century

Climate imperialism has emerged as a new—and potentially even the most lethal—form of imperialism in the world economy today. Confronting it requires recognizing and dealing with all its different aspects.

Role of the State in the Energy Transition: The Case of China and Lessons for the United States

The energy transition hinges on the uninterrupted supply of critical minerals for low-carbon products such as electric vehicles. China currently dominates the supply chains of minerals required for the rechargeable

Ghosts of coups past in Myanmar

By the book: Junta’s education policy follows 60 years of military strategy

An Unexpected Stillness in the Heart of Wartime Myanmar

From the coup to something called an ‘election’

Myanmar’s census is a blunt counterinsurgency tool

Decoding Mao Zedong’s Nine-Dash Line

This study offers a fresh perspective on the ambiguous cartographic symbol – known as the nine-dashed line – that China claims represents its sovereignty over the South China Sea. To