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In a recent commentary article for The Conversation, Dr André Broome explains the political and economic consequences of Greece defaulting on its IMF loan after missing its scheduled repayment on June 30. As Dr Broome points out, this is the first time an advanced economy has ever defaulted on its financial obligations to the IMF, and will make it difficult, if not impossible, for Greece to continue to cooperate with its international creditors regardless of the result of its bailout referedum on July 5.

The commentary article is available to view at: https://theconversation.com/nine-things-to-know-about-greeces-imf-debt-default-44097

Other recent commentary by Dr Broome on the crisis in Greece includes:

‘Five Things You Need to Know About the IMF’s Stance on Greece’ (https://theconversation.com/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-imfs-stance-on-greece-43936)

‘The EU’s Deal on Greece Shows that Europe Remains Wedded to the Politics of Austerity' (http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2015/02/23/the-eus-deal-on-greece-shows-that-europe-remains-wedded-to-the-politics-of-austerity/)

In a recent commentary article for The Conversation, Dr André Broome argues that the International Monetary Fund's negotiating stance with Greece as part of the Troika with the European Commission and the European Central Bank is motivated by five main concerns. These are: (1) keeping the eurozone intact; (2) the reputational costs associated with a Greek default; (3) the Greek government's commitment to structural reform; (4) promoting major tax reforms in Greece; and (5) pressuring EU creditors to commit to debt relief in the future if an agreement with Greece is reached.

The commentary article is available to view at: https://theconversation.com/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-imfs-stance-on-greece-43936

Final Year Degree Classifications are now available online.

The Warwick 50th Anniversary Conference on New Directions in International Political Economy on 13-15 May 2015 brought together 130 scholars from 20 countries to discuss cutting-edge research in the study of the global political economy.

A video recording of the 2-hour Opening Roundtable Discussion from the Conference is now available to view at: www.warwick.ac.uk/ipeconference/roundtable

Chaired by Dr Juanita Elias from the University of Warwick, the prestigious line-up of speakers included Prof. Matthew Watson (University of Warwick), Niheer Dasandi (University College London), Adrienne Roberts (University of Manchester), and Kees Van Der Pijl (University of Sussex).

A big congratulations to PAIS student, Cindy Asokan, who is part of the Students' Union team to win the 'Equality in Education' award at the recent NUS Black Students' Conference.

You can read more about this award on the Students' Union website here.