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Sebastian Grund @sebgrund.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

New Article in the Journal of International Economic Law (with Armin Steinbach): The “capital” and “current” account dimensions of financial sanctions. Financial sanctions have become a central tool of economic statecraft, but the international legal framework governing them is underexplored. 1/5

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 21/05/2026

🚀 Leadership Announcement 🚀 We're thrilled to announce the appointment of Katharina Bergant and @tagliapietra.bsky.social as Bruegel’s new Deputy Directors. We’re excited for the insight, collaboration, and leadership they will bring to the organisation! 🔗 More information: buff.ly/tjIdybf

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Sebastian Grund @sebgrund.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

🚨New paper alert: "Contested Authority: The Legal Framework for Ultra Vires Sovereign Debt and its Implications for Public Debt Transparency" (forthcoming in the Emory International Law Review). papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... 1/x

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The International Financial Architecture and Sovereign Debt Crisis Resolution

This chapter reviews the international financial architecture and its role in sovereign debt crisis resolution.<br><br>All debts are creatures of contract and s

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Sebastian Grund @sebgrund.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

1/ 📢New paper alert: "The International Financial Architecture and Sovereign Debt Crisis Resolution" by @clemensgvl.bsky.social, Juan Farah Yacoub and myself: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers..... Short 🧵👇

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Sebastian Grund @sebgrund.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Great paper by @sandertordoir.bsky.social and @lscazzieri.bsky.social on the options for common EU defence spending. Grateful for the shout-out to A. Steinbach's and my paper on "EU debt financing" which looks at the legal leeway to issue joint EU debt: www.bruegel.org/working-pape...

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European Union debt financing: leeway and barriers from a legal perspective

The paper investigates the legal feasibility of the EU borrowing on the capital market to finance European public goods.

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Sebastian Grund @sebgrund.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

My first post is on a seemingly dull and procedural but practically highly important IMF policy that I worked on for the last year: the "Transparency Policy" (TP), which was reformed for the first time in more than a decade. A very brief overview. www.imf.org/en/Publicati...

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https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/Policy-Papers/Issues/2024/11/25/2024-Review-Of-The-Funds-Transparency-Policy-And-Open-Archives-Policy-558810

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Sebastian Grund @sebgrund.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Hello @bsky.app -- I hope that this platform succeeds in re-building the online forum for honest debates on the big and small things shaping our lives that Twitter once was. Here in a personal capacity, mainly to learn from the many smart people and friends that moved here.

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