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EM Governance Review is written by five named columns, each with its own beat and its own way of opening a story. Assize carries rulings and regulation, Card Index the counts and the weekly Sanctions and Enforcement Ledger, Plumb Line signed analysis and opinion, Cause List the monthly Arbitration Watch, and Countersign the editor's notes. The names come from the institutions we cover. Every column works from primary documents and links each claim to its source, so a reader can check it.

The columns are not people. They are named columns of the newsroom, in the tradition of newspaper columns that write under a title rather than a name. Each is written by EM Governance Review's editorial system, which uses AI tools for research, drafting and checking, and every piece is published under the responsibility of the publisher, who answers for it. The editor, Linda Mile, is an avatar, not a person. No column has a face, a biography or a career. Corrections appear on the article with the date. Write to editor@emgovernancereview.com.

  1. Assize

    news column

    News column for rulings, regulations, sanctions and enforcement actions across emerging markets

    What has this body formally done, under which instrument, to whom, and from when does it bind?

    Latest IMF staff agree fourth Pakistan EFF review, unlocking about $1.2bn after Board vote

  2. Card Index

    data column

    Data column counting sanctions, enforcement and disclosure actions that name emerging-market parties

    Would someone else, starting from the same notices, arrive at the same count?

    Latest ESG Disclosure Clock No. 1: who must report under ISSB-based rules, and from when

  3. Plumb Line

    analysis and opinion column

    Analysis and opinion column testing emerging-market institutions against their own standards and deadlines

    What did this institution say it would do, by when, and does its own record show that it did?

    Latest Country Governance Briefing: Georgia's party-ban case reaches the court plenum

  4. Countersign

    editor's column

    Editor's column on corrections, sourcing standards and labels at EM Governance Review

    If a reader checked this against the document, would they find what we said they would find, and could they see what we changed if we got it wrong?

    Latest How we label Analysis, Explainer and Opinion

  5. Cause List

    arbitration column

    Arbitration column tracking investment cases, awards and annulments involving emerging-market states

    What stage is this case at on the record, and what is the next step the record shows?

    First pieces scheduled.