African policymakers should be clear-eyed about the short and medium term impacts of the U.S./Israel-Iran war

Policymakers should prepare for the fact that the coming economic shocks will have long lags; and that the cadence of global crises will likely pick up.

Mar 17, 2026

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I: A long war is very likely on the cards; and its (negative) impacts will have long lags

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African policymakers should be clear-eyed about the short and medium term impacts of the U.S./Israel-Iran war

Policymakers should prepare for the fact that the coming economic shocks will have long lags; and that the cadence of global crises will likely pick up.

I: A long war is very likely on the cards; and its (negative) impacts will have long lags

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