Roundtable: Emerging Issues in Sovereign Debt

The editors of Ethics & International Affairs are pleased to present an online exclusive roundtable on emerging issues in sovereign debt. This roundtable, organized by Joy Gordon and Dominic Chai, S.J., looks at three issues in the dilemma of sovereign debt: how the sovereign debt burden on the Global South has impacted the ability of developing countries to respond effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic; the impact of China’s growing role as the leading creditor for African states; and the loss of voice suffered by the Global South parties at the point of sovereign default. The roundtable contains contributions by Joy Gordon and Dominic Chai, S.J., Eric LeCompte, Charles B. Chilufya, S.J. and Fernando C. Saldivar, S.J., and Leslie Elliott Armijo and Prateek Sood.

ESSAYS

Introduction: Emerging Issues in Sovereign Debt
Joy Gordon and Dominic Chai, S.J.

Addressing Debt Crises, Healthcare Access, and the Pandemic
Eric LeCompte

Uncharted Territory: Navigating Africa’s Sovereign Debt Crisis with the Emergence of China as the Continent’s Largest Bilateral Creditor
Charles B. Chilufya, S.J. and Fernando C. Saldivar, S.J.

Voice at the Point of Sovereign Default
Leslie Elliott Armijo and Prateek Sood