Geoffrey Heal comments on COVID-19's Delta variant and countries' new restrictions on travel.

Jeffrey Sachs writes on island states with Isabella Massa.

Takatoshi Ito comments on the deflation problem in Japan with the Coronavirus.

Sharyn O'Halloran comments on China’s economic slowdown.

José Antonio Ocampo writes on the decision of the IMF Board to approve the allocation of $650 billion in Special Drawing Rights.

Takatoshi Ito writes on the new state of emergency declaration in response to COVID-19 in Japan, and whether it may also affect the Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in the political field.

Michael Doyle writes with Mark James Wood on what would be the responsibility of the U.S. for those who assisted them in Afghanistan after its withdrawal from the country resulting in a refugee crisis.