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Why More Weapons Will Help Ukraine and Russia Negotiate A Lasting Truce

In any negotiation, strong positioning is the most important factor. Assistance from Ukraine’s allies would give Ukraine, the victim, more bargaining power to reach an outcome that might be acceptable. Those who focus on Ukraine making territorial concessions or blame the United States for expanding the war only weaken Ukraine’s bargaining position.
By Anastassia Fedyk

“Diplomatic solution”: What Do These Words Really Mean?

Many commentators have written in the last few weeks that there is no solution to the Russia-Ukraine war other than diplomacy. No one is opposed to diplomacy. However, the key question is what kind of a diplomatic solution do we want to reach?
By Ilona Sologoub, Anastassia Fedyk, and Yuriy Gorodnichenko

Helping Ukraine: How to Donate Effectively

Together with fellow leading Ukrainian economists, we’ve compiled suggestions on how to maximize the impact of individual donations and be sure you’re giving wisely.
By Anastassia Fedyk, and Andrii Parkhomenko

The Real Price of Russian Oil and Gas

The EU has refused to immediately and fully embargo Russian oil and gas purchases out of fear that it would throw the continent into an industrially-led recession, or would cause a much larger spike in prices. These arguments do not reflect the reality of supply-side elasticity in the oil and gas markets, and ignore the enormous costs that we are paying already as a result of the purchases of oil and gas from Russia
By James Hodson