What does a ‘diplomatic solution’ for the Russia-Ukraine war really mean?
Many commentators say there is no solution to the Russia-Ukraine war other than diplomacy. Moreover, providing weapons to Ukraine is sometimes framed as undermining a diplomatic solution. The key...
View ArticleWartime economy for Ukraine
For over 230 days, Ukraine has been resisting Russian aggression. This war brings death and destruction at a scale not seen in Europe since WWII and the ripples of the war are felt everywhere—from the...
View ArticleRebuilding Ukraine: Principles and Policies
coauthored with Ilona Sologoub (VoxUkraine) and Beatrice Weder di Mauro (Geneva Graduate Institute, INSEAD and CEPR) The Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine is a dark hour for humanity – massive...
View ArticleA plan for Russia (and Belarus): Marshall vs. Martial?
co-authored by Ilona Sologoub (VoxUkraine), Tetyana Deryugina (U of Illinois), Tanya Babina (Columbia U.), James Hodson (AI for good) The Russian war in Ukraine is far from being over, but perhaps it...
View ArticleFrom Lisbon to Vladivostok: Russian version
Co-authored with Ilona Sologoub at VoxUkraine Winston Churchill, a bigger-than-life statesman and prolific author, observed, “History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” He was largely...
View ArticleDespotism strikes back: why the free world needs to defeat Russia
Co-authored with Ilona Sologoub (VoxUkraine) The Russian attack on Ukraine rekindled debates about pros and cons of various economic and political models. Do we need a concentration of economic and...
View ArticleOpen letter to Jeffrey Sachs on the Russia-Ukraine war
Dear Dr. Sachs, We are a group of economists, including many Ukrainians, who were appalled by your statements on the Russian war against Ukraine and were compelled to write this open letter to address...
View ArticlePersonal sanctions on Russian oligarchs: purpose and design
coauthored with Anastasia Fedyk (University of California, Berkeley), James Hodson (AI for Good Foundation), Ilona Sologoub (VoxUkraine), and Tatyana Deryugina (University of Illinois at...
View ArticleResisting the Russian Culture of Corruption in Ukraine: The Fight for the...
co-authored with Tymofiy Mylovanov (Kyiv School of Economics) Corruption has been humanity’s scourge since the beginning of time. We may debate when corruption started but frankly it does not matter...
View ArticleWhy Russian studies in the West failed to provide a clue about Russia and...
co-authored with Ilona Sologoub (VoxUkraine) and Tetyana Deryugina (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has brought a sobering realization...
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