IMF stares at uncertainty amid loss of influence, Georgieva's survival

The crisis at the International Monetary Fund goes far beyond whether Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva clings to her job or is pushed out less than halfway through her five-year term. The IMF increasingly resembles a relic striving to be inoffensive yet important. Its top priorities need to be clarity of mission, figuring how to use its considerable resources, and coming to terms with a more marginalized role. The lender could use a few red lines, too.  

Created in 1944 to help manage the post-World War II global economy, the IMF no longer knows what it stands for. Key parts of