When countries are confronted with a crisis and have no alternative but to turn to the
International Monetary Fund (IMF), speed is of the essence. Why do some countries …

A large literature analyzes the determinants of change in international institutions, focusing
on the role of systemic political and economic shocks. However, this article considers this …

To what extent is the work of international organizations shaped by their most powerful
members? Can minor powers influence the decisions taken at these organizations? This …

Abstract Information provision by international organizations (IOs) contributes to
international cooperation. However, scholars have rarely explored how political alignment …

Central bank independence (CBI) has been understood to originate in domestic political
commitments to tackle inflation and government profligacy. But recent studies demonstrate …

Abstract Negotiations between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and borrowing country
officials are generally characterized by substantial asymmetry. And yet, some countries have …

States created the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the Bretton Woods conference, and
much of the political science literature explores how states continue to be the major drivers …

This article studies the drivers of multilateral aid from international financial institutions (IFIs)
to Pakistan, concentrating on the world's largest international financial institutions, the World …

To what extent is the work of international organizations shaped by their most powerful
members? Can minor powers influence the decisions taken by these institutions? This paper …

Over the last decade, the Western world mobilized to counter the Russian Federation, which
is seen as a revanchist security threat. However, little holistic analysis on the effectiveness of …