MDBs Perform "Forward Defense of Our Security Interests" – Lawrence H Summers

Published: Oct. 7, 2016, 6:49 p.m.

Lawrence H Summers, former US Treasury Secretary and the CGD Board Chair, explains why the World Bank and the regional multilateral development banks (MDBs) are well-placed to help address some of today’s urgent problems, including climate change, pandemics, and the problems of large-scale forced migration.