Relying on authoritarian states for fuel supplies turns out to be a dismal geopolitical strategy.
America and the World
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The Economics of Mutually Assured Energy Destruction
Today on TAP: Will the West go all the way and block Russian oil exports?
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Republicans’ Monstrous Cruelty Toward President Zelensky
Before Trump celebrated Putin’s invasion, he tried to blackmail Ukraine into making up lies about Joe Biden.
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European Austerity Hobbled Its Response to Russia
Instead of hoarding budget surpluses after the financial crisis, the EU could have weaned itself off of Russian energy supplies.
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Putin’s War and Biden’s Presidency
Today on TAP: Will Biden get the credit he deserves for his leadership?
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Won’t Drill Baby Won’t Drill
Don’t expect domestic fracking companies and the Wall Street investors getting rich off them to fill any gap in Russian petrochemicals.
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Worse Than a Crime; It’s a Blunder
Anatol Lieven on the meaning and consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the West’s response
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Putin’s War on Ukraine
In this episode of Left Anchor (#225), Prospect managing editor Ryan Cooper and Alexi the Greek discuss the context of the invasion with writer David Klion.
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Ukraine and the Trumpian Right
Today on TAP: For Trump, favoring Putin over Ukraine is personal, and nothing else matters. For Trump’s base, there are other reasons, too.
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The End of Zero COVID
Until omicron came along, the shutdowns of a Zero COVID policy were the best way to stop the disease’s spread. Now, more than ever, it’s the vaccines and antivirals that make the difference.
