{"podcast":{"title":"DebtTalks","slug":"debttalks-7055210","podcast_index_feed_id":7055210,"rss_url":"https://feed.ausha.co/QdrlaHqD6Q9l","website_url":"https://podcast.ausha.co/debttalks","image_url":"https://image.ausha.co/mIYPvzrveYHjlSnsvw9KSkGNmnXYa9GJjEU0QcW4_1400x1400.jpeg?t=1728566662","author":"Sciences Po","episode_count":32,"summary":"How do countries incur in debt? And why does debt become unsustainable? How debt crises are triggered, and how a small nation managed to bring the Euro area on the edge of collapse? I am Paola Subacchi (https://www.sciencespo.fr/psia/sovereign-debt/the-team/), and this is DebtTalks, the podcast of Sciences Po Chair in Sovereign Debt and Finance. With my guests I’ll be discussing the economics and politics of debt, exploring past and current episodes of debt distress, examining legal controversies, and much more. Join us for the latest insights and stay tuned on DebtTalks. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/debttalks-7055210"},"episode":{"title":"Retrenching aid in a volatile world","slug":"retrenching-aid-in-a-volatile-world","published_at":"2026-03-11T06:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/debttalks-7055210/retrenching-aid-in-a-volatile-world","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/debttalks-7055210","url":"https://podcast.ausha.co/debttalks/retrenching-aid-in-a-volatile-world","audio_url":"https://audio.ausha.co/ygk1wXCvMrvR.mp3?t=1773131660","summary":"As advanced economies cut international aid, Paola Subacchi and Clemence Landers assess the consequences for developing countries and the global economy. As funding declines, the risks multiply: an aid crisis can deepen debt distress, evolve into a broader development crisis, and ultimately trigger governance breakdowns. At stake is the very purpose of foreign assistance – preventing instability, economic collapse, and governance breakdown. Hosts & Guests Paola Subacchi is Professor and Chair in Sovereign Debt and Finance at Sciences Po, and Professor of Political Economy of Europe at the University of Bologna. She is also a partner at Essential Economics, a London-based consultancy that advises governments, international organisations, and private companies. Clemence Landers is vice president and senior policy fellow at the Center for Global Development, as well as a trustee on the Center for Global Development Europe's board of trustees. Prior to joining CGD, she worked at the US Treasury Department on US engagement with the multilateral development banks and as a desk economist covering several countries in the Middle East and North Africa region. Production Paola Subacchi Coordination Nathalie Corvée Musique Nils Bertinelli Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.","meta_description":"As advanced economies cut international aid, Paola Subacchi and Clemence Landers assess the consequences for developing countries and the global economy.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2475,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/debttalks-7055210/episodes/retrenching-aid-in-a-volatile-world/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/debttalks-7055210/retrenching-aid-in-a-volatile-world.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}