Articles by Dennis Shen

January 13, 2026

A just peace settlement for Ukraine remains elusive

Dennis Shen
Donald Trump has recently suggested negotiators have made 'tremendous progress' on a Russia-Ukraine peace agreement. A fair and durable settlement, however, remains elusive. According to Dennis Shen, an outcome that is overly accommodating of Russia’s war aims would only deepen present global geopolitical tensions and compound fiscal and economic challenges 
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October 29, 2024

Georgian election results may challenge nation’s socio-political stability

Dennis Shen
Georgia’s elections on 26 October highlighted its balancing act between ties with the West and managing a complex relationship with Russia. Dennis Shen explains how competing visions for the country’s future, challenging geopolitics and potential sanctions threaten socio-political stability.
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Dennis Shen
Member of the Supervisory Board, Visioneers gGmbH, Berlin

Dennis is a strong and passionate believer in strengthening the precision of economic and financial judgment and forecasting – for anchoring better public-policy outcomes and supporting greater efficiency of global financial markets.

He co-authored the DSSI+ debt-restructuring framework, advocating strengthened global debt relief for low- and middle-income economies.

Alongside economist Moritz Krämer, Dennis presented a loss-given-default sovereign-rating framework for incentivising more comprehensive sovereign debt restructuring.

Dennis is a regular contributor for the London School of Economics blogs, and supports the Berlin-based NGO, Visioneers gGmbH, on its Supervisory Board.

He sat as a member of the Experts Board of the Wikirating Association, and is a lecturer on sovereign ratings at the International School of Management in Germany.

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