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.
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Two scholars of corporate do-goodery suggest a hidden driver of corporate decisions to leave Russia is the global trend in which record numbers of workers are quitting their jobs.
Despite the ruble’s recovery, sanctions have actually dealt a punishing blow to the Russian economy. But changing Putin’s mind is another matter.
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.
Major companies are re-assessing their role in society.
Many of Russia’s creative class are speaking out against the war in Ukraine and experiencing financial repercussions. As a result, many are leaving the country
The sanctions are likely to last beyond the current conflict. This may end up bringing about a solution to Africa’s desire to produce its own military hardware for its own use.
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 deadline for formal bids to buy Chelsea FC is March 18. Expect some very rich US businessmen to be in the running.
The idea: to use the credit channel by making foreign banks bear the consequences of the devaluation of the Russian currency.
Beijing and Moscow have had a cozy relationship of late. A scholar of China-Russia diplomacy explains how Ukraine might affect that.
The Kremlin is pushing for a quick migration of all Russian websites and services to be hosted within the country. It could be the first stage of a larger disconnection effort.
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.
Sanctions follow a ‘punishment logic,’ which often hurts the wrong people – and will likely weaken an already beleaguered Russian opposition.
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?
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Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
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Professor Emeritus, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
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Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Military History, University of Calgary
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Lecturer in Modern European History, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of International Relations and Security, University of Bradford
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Géopoliticien, Sciences Po
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Professor of International Security, University of Bath
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Secrétaire général du CEVIPOF. Enseignant à Sciences Po. Chercheur-associé au Centre HEC Paris de Géopolitique, Sciences Po
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Professor and Senior research fellow, Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Cardiff University
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Professor of Political Science, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Associate Professor in International Development Studies, Dalhousie University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Adelaide
