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Alex Titov took a trip home to St Petersburg in December. Here’s what he found.
The impact of oil sanctions on Russia is limited compared to the severe repercussions they have on the global economy and other countries’ abilities to achieve energy security and transition.
Four months since the start of invasion, the European Union has already adopted six sanction packages. Room for manoeuvre is shrinking.
The US has frozen tens of billions of dollars worth of assets belonging to Russians and their government. A legal scholar explains why confiscating them is a bit trickier.
Canada has played the role of a global peace advocate before. Rarely has the world needed it more than right now.
Cryptocurrency allows Ukraine to get quick financial support, and Russia, to bypass international sanctions and protect some of its economic interests.
Personalist dictators tend to shield the elites who support them from the economic pain of sanctions by pushing costs onto regular people.
As the world becomes more divided by this war, the Chinese yuan may become the safe haven for Russia and other liked-minded countries.
The idea: to use the credit channel by making foreign banks bear the consequences of the devaluation of the Russian currency.
The West broke an implicit contract when it denied Russia access to its foreign reserves on February 27. It’s hard to see a way back.
Alphabet, Apple, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft have each taken some form of action against Russia — but the actual impact it will have isn’t clear.
The ultimate crop yields that farmers harvest depends on the use of fertilisers.
Soaring inflation and a run on the banks signal that punishing sanctions resulting from the invasion of Ukraine are already inflicting economic pain.
A feature of the international community’s response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has been the adoption of sanctions. So what are sanctions? And are they likely to have any meaningful impact?
Denying Russia’s central bank access to its offshore reserves threatens hyperinflation, a recession and massive unemployment.
By working with allies, the Biden administration has been able to place severe sanctions on Russia – including targeting Putin’s inner circle and banning banks from SWIFT.
Approximately 69% of Russians approve of President Vladimir Putin. But a costly war is likely to chip away at his popularity, history and data tell us.
Named after a tax expert who died in police custody after uncovering fraud by Russian officials, Magnitsky sanctions target individuals accused of human rights violations.
The Biden administration hopes the threat of harsh sanctions from a united West will deter Putin from invading Ukraine. But Russia has a long history of using energy to divide the US and Europe.
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Professor Emeritus, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
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Associate professor of regulation and governance, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer in Modern European History, Queen's University Belfast
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Visiting Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Lecturer in Law, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
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Économiste en charge du programme « Politiques commerciales », CEPII
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Professor of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Hesburgh Professor of Peace Studies, Emeritus, University of Notre Dame
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Professeur de Finance, LEM-CNRS 9221, IÉSEG School of Management
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Professeur de finance, IÉSEG School of Management
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Regina
