A behind-the-scenes account – The Crisis the IMF Never Saw Coming

A behind-the-scenes account of how the euro-zone crisis caught the International Monetary Fund off guard and left the world’s financial firefighter scrambling to contain the conflagration, while the fund battled with strong-willed European leaders over the path to stability, featuring Paul Blustein, a senior fellow with the Centre for International Governance Innovation, and Samantha St. Amand, senior research associate.