Despite the ruble’s recovery, sanctions have actually dealt a punishing blow to the Russian economy. But changing Putin’s mind is another matter.
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With evidence mounting of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, what options beyond trade sanctions should New Zealand now consider?
Russian citizens in the west are being targeted in much the same way Germans, Italians, and Japanese were during the second world war.
The West bears part of the blame for Ukraine’s suffering. The least it can do is to rebuild the country, ensure a pathway to EU membership and provide a future guarantee of security.
The problem has always been that Europe trades with Russia a lot, while the US only trades a little.
Russia isn’t a major producer of uranium, but it handles a large share of the steps that turn it into nuclear fuel. That makes it a major player in this globalized industry.
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.
What can New Zealand do now to support Ukraine while avoiding unnecessary risk to its own citizens and interests?
The targeting of elite interests has been at the centre of recent sanctions policies, including sanctions on Russia. We look at the effectiveness of targeting in Iran in the 2010s.
The financial impact will be severe and long lasting.
The rapid boycott of Russian companies suggests ‘political consumerism’ has become a new normal for people to protest against governments
It’s time for organizations like the IPC to stop lamenting the intersection of sport and politics, and instead accept this well-established reality going forward.
The scope of a new law targeting sanctions at Russia will need to be clear on many critical issues, including military aid to Ukraine.
Sanctions follow a ‘punishment logic,’ which often hurts the wrong people – and will likely weaken an already beleaguered Russian opposition.
What bitcoin giveth, it also takes away.
Can the Ukrainians hold on long enough that the economic costs to Russia become unsustainable?
The president’s regime has been planning for a trip to the international deep freeze for many years.
Russia is one of the world’s top three oil producers and a major oil exporter. How will it, and global oil markets, respond if its wealthiest customers turn off the tap?
Soaring inflation and a run on the banks signal that punishing sanctions resulting from the invasion of Ukraine are already inflicting economic pain.
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Professor of War and Technology, University of Bath
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Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
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Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
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Professor of IPE, Director of City Political Economy Research Centre (CITYPERC), City St George's, University of London
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Professor Emeritus, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
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Associate Professor of Instruction in the School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, University of South Florida
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Visiting Research Fellow, King's College London
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Co-Director of the Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies, University of Birmingham
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Old Dominion University
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Teaching Assistant Professor, East Carolina University
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Visiting Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Doctorante en histoire des relations internationales, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor in International Relations, University of Sussex