We may see proxy wars and indirect military confrontation, but the relations between the different key powers will be shaped by economic warfare first and foremost
Jonathan Hackenbroich dissects the history of sanctions, and how leaders and policymakers should approach the economic aftershocks of sanctions
[The EU and the US] came together, we did not expect their sanctions in this sphere to be so harmonized
Jonathan Hackenbroich participates in an expert panel discussion on how economic tools direct national security decision-making, with focus on the Russia-Ukraine war
Isolating a G20 economy completely, even if Russia’s isnt the biggest, is very difficult
Jonathan Hackenbroich dissects Russian sanctions and global attempts to isolate the Russian economy given their attacks on Ukraine
There is an endless list of things that connect countries but which can also be used to exert political pressure
When Russia looks abroad, where its reserves haven’t been frozen yet, that won’t be Europe, that won’t be in the U.S., that will be in China.
Russia’s Central Bank might struggle to fight massive inflation and panic even after it doubled interest rates and introduced capital controls
Far-reaching competences to impose protective measures could lead to protectionism
Jonathan Hackenbroich and Pawel Zerka are quoted on sanctions as a defensive weapon
He accepts this isolation as long as he can pursue his agenda to restore the greatness of the former Soviet empire to Russia
