“Warning signs are flashing red for the U.S.-Pakistan relationship, and it’s safe to say that the scope for cooperation has narrowed.” Madiha Afzal gives an update on U.S.-Pakistan relations following the troop withdrawal in Afghanistan and diplomatic meetings between officials from both countries.
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. life expectancy has declined by 1.5 years, and Latino or Hispanic men experienced the steepest decline in life expectancy with a 3.7-year drop followed by Black men at 3.3 years. Andre Perry, Ariel Gelrud Shiro, Anthony Barr, and Carl Romer explore correlations between the social determinants of health and COVID-19 outcomes.
By deterring investors and limiting access to long-term financing, perception premiums—financial premiums based on overinflated risk assessments—exacerbate liquidity constraints, undermine African countries’ efforts to integrate into the global economy, and ensnare countries in a perpetual debt-distress trap. Hippolyte Fofack explains how the pandemic has heightened perception premiums for African countries and what can be done to address this issue.
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