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How war in Ukraine brought Europe together
EU countries have resisted splintering factions since Russia’s 2022 invasion
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What to do with frozen Russian assets
How could the EU help further fund Ukraine two years into the war?
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How useful have the EU’s financial sanctions on Russia been?
A reflection on the impact of sanctions against Russia, one year since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.
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Will Ukraine’s refugees return?
Will many that have fled Ukraine return, or will families eventually be reunited abroad?
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Ukraine’s place in the EU
Should Ukraine's accession to the EU be facilitated?
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An embargo on (most) Russian oil
A timely reflection on the EU’s latest round of sanctions banning Russian oil imports.
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War in Ukraine: What is the effect on Central and Eastern Europe?
How is the war in Ukraine affecting the countries in the central and eastern parts of Europe, the countries that are closest to the ongoing conflict?
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Sanctions on Russia two months in
A further look into sanctions on Russia and the implications for the global financial system.
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War in Ukraine: The EU’s ban on Russian coal
A live podcast on energy sanctions on Russia following the EU ban on Russian coal.
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War in Ukraine: How to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels?
Can REPowerEU make sure that Europe has affordable and secure energy supplies in both the near and long term?
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War in Ukraine: reflections on the economic consequences for Russia
Sergei Guriev joins us to discuss how the Russian invasion of Ukraine will affect the economies of Russia and the world.
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War in Ukraine: A conversation with Oleg Ustenko
Oleg Ustenko, Economic Advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joins us to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine: China-Russia relations
A special episode of the Sound of Economics Live on China-Russia relations in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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War in Ukraine: implications for the global financial system and central banks
A special episode of the Sound of Economics Live on the global financial system and central banks in the wake of sanctions imposed on Russia.
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War in Ukraine: Macroeconomic implications for the EU
A special episode of the Sound of Economics Live where we analyse the macroeconomic implications of the war in Ukraine.
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The Kremlin's gas wars
How can Europe protect itself from Russian blackmail?