Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 9, 2022

 

Henrik Böhme, DW: Will the Ukraine war plunge the world economy into a new crisis? 

Russia's war against Ukraine is disrupting and likely stifling the world's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

What comes next is unclear, but it's not going to be any better, thinks DW's Henrik Böhme. 

Crises and wars change much, if not everything. After World War II, a new world order emerged from the ruins, including the creation of the United Nations, in an attempt to never let such a devastating war happen again. 

The global financial crisis from 2007 to 2009 caused governments around to the world to put financial markets on a tighter leash, strengthening oversight over banks and their complex products. 

The COVID-19 pandemic buried concerns about digitization, as more people have finally come to cherish the advantages of remote working.  

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 9, 2022  

Voices: Has Biden’s rejection of MiG-29 fighter jets lost the war against Russia? -- Sean O'Grady, The Independent  

How the War in Ukraine Could Get Much Worse -- Emma Ashford and Joshua Shifrinson, Foreign Affairs  

EXPLAINER: What does a US ban on Russian oil accomplish? -- Cathy Bussewitz and Matthew Daly, AP  

Russian military doctrine calls a limited nuclear strike “de-escalation.” Here’s why. -- Nikolai N. Sokov, bulletin of the Atomic Scientists  

The Risks Facing Putin and His Inner Circle -- Steven L. Hall, The Cipher Brief  

With Ukraine war, Europe’s geopolitical map is moving again -- Raf Casert, AP  

Is Belarus Blinking? -- Andrew Fink, The dispatch  

Is Russia sabotaging the Iran nuclear deal over Ukraine sanctions? -- Shabnam von Hein, DW  

This Isn’t Obama’s Iran Deal. It’s Much, Much Worse. -- Gabriel Noronha, Tablet  

United Arab Emirates Chooses Solidarity Between Oil Producers Over Military Allies -- Ken Klippenstein, The Intercept  

Apply the lessons from Ukraine in the Taiwan Strait -- Mark Montgomery and Bradley Bowman, Defense News  

Russia’s Disaster of a War in Ukraine Means China Won’t Invade Taiwan? -- Robert Kelly, 19FortyFive 

 South Korea's Swing Voters: Young, Broke and Angry -- Choe Sang-Hun, NYTimes  

Japan and Australia step up defence cooperation -- Kei Koga, NTU, East Asia Forum  

Will the US crack down on cryptocurrency? -- BBC

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