Michael conducts research and policy analysis on the International Monetary Fund, debt, and economic sanctions at CEPR.
Michael’s research focuses on the global political economy, how the structures of the global economic architecture affect development in the Global South, and the prospects of constructing a New International Economic Order. Prior to CEPR, Michael has worked on issues related to foreign policy and international development at Win Without War, the United Nations, and more.
Michael holds a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, where he studied international political and economic development, and a BA in international relations and sociology from Brown University.
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Biden Ends Zimbabwe Sanctions Program — But Stops Short of a Total Reversal
Despite the continuation of some sanctions against Zimbabwean political figures and entities, the end of the previous Zimbabwe sanctions program is a victory for the Zimbabwean people.
CEPR Sanctions Watch February 2024
The US government is moving to expand sanctions on Russia and Syria, even as a new poll finds the majority of the US public opposes sanctions that harm civilians.
International Monetary Fund Lifts Veil on Surcharges
The IMF’s own data supports widespread concerns that the surcharge policy presents a tremendous burden on heavily indebted countries, which is only growing.
CEPR Sanctions Watch January 2024
Trump’s Sanctions Are Still Hurting Everyday Venezuelans — and Fueling Migration.
Cuba’s “Terror” Designation Is a Deadly Fiction. It’s Time to End It.
Three years ago this month, as a parting shot mere days before leaving office, Donald Trump placed Cuba on the State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT) list, triggering a range of new sanctions against the island nation.
CEPR Sanctions Watch December 2023
In this edition: House passes bill to kill agreement unfreezing $6 billion for humanitarian use in Iran, and much more.
CEPR Sanctions Watch November 2023
In this edition: a new World Bank report finds that sanctions helped drive a massive jump in poverty and a “lost decade” of economic growth in Iran, and much more.
CEPR Sanctions Watch September 2023
This month marked one year since President Biden announced the creation of the Afghan Fund, a trust that holds $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank assets that were frozen by the United States following the Taliban takeover.
CEPR Sanctions Watch August 2023
In the August 2023 edition of Sanctions Watch, aid shortfalls, drought, and sanctions take their toll on Afghanistan. And the peso hits an all-time low amid a deepening economic crisis in Cuba, plus other updates.
