Russia

Selective Default – Implications for Russia

April 18, 2022

Economic

British Reporter — London Business School’s Professor Richard Portes recently appeared on Times Radio to discuss the news that S&P Global has placed Russia under a “selective default” rating after the Russian government said that it had repaid about $650m in dollar-denominated debt in rubles.

Tech’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made unequivocally clear that the battlefields of

by British Reporter

April 6, 2022

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How economic sanctions are affecting Russia

British Reporter — Russian citizens are already feeling the punishing effects of

by British Reporter

March 22, 2022

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Finding exit to war in Ukraine

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a CNN interview on Sunday that

by British Reporter

March 20, 2022

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Politics

A human tragedy at the greatest scale

As Ukraine faces an uncertain future amid the ongoing invasion by Russia, historians around the world are looking to the past to better understand the motivations of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the future. Few are as well-placed to analyze how Putin’s interpretation

by British Reporter

March 16, 2022

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Politics

How Russians see Russia

President Vladimir Putin moved swiftly to limit and then outlaw any news outlet, social media platform, or critical voice in Russia that disputed the Kremlin’s narrative about the invasion of Ukraine.

by British Reporter

March 15, 2022

4 mins read

Culture

Ukraine’s cultural heritage faces destruction

British Reporter — Ukraine has a cultural inheritance that has outlasted atrocities and Soviet oppression, writes Olenka Pevney. We must ensure it survives Russia’s brutal invasion.

by British Reporter

March 15, 2022

3 mins read

Ukraine·WORLD

Russia’s punishment is a global event

Expert expects dramatic ripple effects as sanctions, corporate measures take hold. The Russia-Ukraine conflict has led to an unprecedented experiment in unplugging one of the world’s biggest nations from the global economy, a development that will have broad consequences for the foreseeable future,

by British Reporter

March 12, 2022

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World

How history will look back on Russian invasion, expert comment

British Reporter — ‘The war has set off a chain of events that could alter the balance of power for good,’ writes Peter Frankopan, Professor of Global History at the University of Oxford, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Director of the Oxford Centre for

by British Reporter

March 9, 2022

5 mins read

Politics

It’s going to get worse before it gets better in Ukraine

Analysts, scholars predict that fighting will grow more brutal, deadly before serious talks begin. Military and intelligence analysts and Ukraine scholars offered a somber assessment of the weeks ahead in Ukraine, saying that despite the resistance offered by Ukrainian fighters, the situation is

by British Reporter

March 5, 2022

3 mins read

Lifestyle·Politics

Six tips to help explain the realities of war to children

It’s a daunting task, but not impossible, says Penn GSE’s Marsha Richardson. With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine the lead story on every news outlet, parents and educators are now placed in the position of having to explain the enormously complex emotions and realities

by British Reporter

February 27, 2022

1 min read

Business

How invasion may hit U.S., global economies

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked a global political crisis, with a humanitarian one expected to follow as civilian and military casualty counts mount and desperate Ukrainians fleeing the bloodshed create a refugee problem in central Europe.

by British Reporter

February 24, 2022

5 mins read

Politics

Can Russia be stopped?

Alexander Vershbow, former U.S. ambassador to Russia and Perry World House Distinguished Visiting Fellow, discusses Russia’s military buildup along the Ukrainian border that’s stoking invasion fears. With Russia amassing more than 100,000 troops along its border with Ukraine, diplomatic talks seemingly stalled, and

by British Reporter

January 29, 2022

4 mins read

WORLD

Majority of the workers from 27 countries are worried about losing their job

The FINANCIAL — A new Ipsos survey of more than 12,000 working adults from 27 countries for the World Economic Forum finds 54% of them expressing concern about losing their job in the next 12 months. Perceived job insecurity varies widely across countries: it

by The FINANCIAL

October 19, 2020

1 min read