Posts in Spotlight: Russia/Ukraine
The Imaginary Threat of NATO Expansion: Debunking a Common Excuse for Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered what will likely be regarded as among the most notorious speeches in modern history. His very first grievance in the address was perhaps the most critical, as he parroted a line long professed by ardent Russian foreign policy apologists: preventing NATO expansion.

— Zach Fotiadis

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The Economic Repercussions of the Pandemic and Russia Sanctions Threaten Democrats’ Midterm Aspirations

President Joe Biden and the Democratic party are faced with a historical storm of events as a world barely emerging from a pandemic is now reckoning with a war in Europe. These volatile global events have spurred an alarming rise in inflation, causing many Americans to feel as if Biden has fallen short of his promise to recover the economy.

— Angela Yu

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The End of the World (Economy): Consequences of the Russia/Ukraine Conflict

Tying countries together economically intended to construct a system for automatic and discretionary consequences for aggressive action. However, through the decades of relative international peace we have yet to see a successful, full-scale test of this ideology. Russia’s war on Ukraine highlights the failures of economically bonded world peace.

— Elizabeth Johnson

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