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Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, PS commentators weigh in on the conflict and its implications for the rest of the world. Click here to read.

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    It is becoming clear that the Ukraine war’s economic and humanitarian repercussions – especially rising food prices – will be felt far beyond Europe. The international community must act now to prevent some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people from becoming collateral damage.

    explains why cooperation and transparency are key to mitigating the Ukraine war’s impact on supply and prices.
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The Nuclear Nightmare in Ukraine

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  1. Willem H. Buiter,
  2. Bennett Ramberg,
  3. Mohamed ElBaradei,
  4. El Hassan bin Talal,
  5. Sundeep Waslekar,
  6. Yuriy Gorodnichenko,
  7. Torbjörn Becker,
  8. Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

The risk that the ongoing conflict will cause devastating radiation leaks from Ukraine’s nuclear power plants is bad enough. But with Russian President Vladimir Putin threatening to use nuclear weapons if the West tries to intervene militarily, could an already horrific conventional war become something far worse?

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China’s Chance in Ukraine

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  1. Stephen S. Roach,
  2. Yasheng Huang,
  3. Nancy Qian,
  4. Shang-Jin Wei,
  5. Barry Eichengreen,
  6. Orville Schell

As Russia’s pitiless war on Ukraine enters its third week, many hope that China will intervene to help end the conflict. But will President Xi Jinping see this as a chance to step up and demonstrate responsible global leadership by China, or will he continue to back Vladimir Putin “limitlessly”?

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