Anders Åslund
@andersaslund.bsky.social
Economist & author, specializing in the economics of Eastern Europe, especially Russia & Ukraine.
Per Anders Åslund is a Swedish economist and former Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. He is also a chairman of the International Advisory Council at the Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE). .. more
Political science
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Economics
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This is the EU's moment of truth:
Can it get its act together to finance Ukraine so that Ukraine can defeat Russia or not?
The EU has plenty of funds, but can it mobilize sufficient political will & administrative ability?
If not, the EU might be lost.
Can it get its act together to finance Ukraine so that Ukraine can defeat Russia or not?
The EU has plenty of funds, but can it mobilize sufficient political will & administrative ability?
If not, the EU might be lost.
U.S. Institute of Peace renamed for Trump after his administration dismantled the agency
The nonpartisan independent agency's mission is to promote peace internationally and resolve violent conflicts globally. Most of its staff were let go in March.
www.nbcnews.com
You have to be Trump to be this absurd:
"U.S. Institute of Peace renamed for Trump after his administration dismantled the agency"
Not even Stalin renamed the Russian Orthodox Church after him after he had destroyed it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
"U.S. Institute of Peace renamed for Trump after his administration dismantled the agency"
Not even Stalin renamed the Russian Orthodox Church after him after he had destroyed it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
"Från Reagans koalition är det bara de socialkonservativa kristna kvar. Till det kommer vit protektionistisk och nationalistisk arbetarklass.Det finns alltså få skäl för svenska marknadsliberaler att känna samhörighet med Republikaner."
SMEDJAN | Reagans parti finns inte mer
Republikanerna under Ronald Reagan var resultatet av ett idogt och långsiktigt idéarbete. Nu är det rivet och förstört. Fredrik Segerfeldt besökte Washington DC och återvände partilös.
timbro.se
Fredrik Segerfeldt från Timbro besökte min hemstad Washington DC och fann att Reagans parti finns inte mer.
Trumps republikaner är mot fria marknader, stödjer Kreml och extrema evangelister.
Läsvärt!
timbro.se/smedjan/reag...
Trumps republikaner är mot fria marknader, stödjer Kreml och extrema evangelister.
Läsvärt!
timbro.se/smedjan/reag...
Ukraine’s warning to the West: A bad peace will lead to a bigger war
It is delusional to think that sacrificing Ukraine will satisfy Russia. Instead, a bad peace will only lead to a bigger war, while the price of today's hesitation will ultimately be far higher than th...
www.atlanticcouncil.org
Myroslava Gongadze: "Ukraine’s warning to the West: A bad peace will lead to a bigger war"
How true & how frightening!
It is distressing to see with how little wisdom & courage Europe is governed.
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
How true & how frightening!
It is distressing to see with how little wisdom & courage Europe is governed.
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
Confident of military success, Putin refuses compromise in Moscow talks
European officials, who were not included in the talks, said at a NATO meeting in Brussels that Russia appears to be inflexible in the negotiations.
www.washingtonpost.com
"Confident of military success, Putin refuses compromise in Moscow talks"
Trump is encouraging Putin in his aggression against Ukraine, prolonging the war.
How can this ruthless aggressor even think of Nobel's Peace Prize? There is no war prize...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Trump is encouraging Putin in his aggression against Ukraine, prolonging the war.
How can this ruthless aggressor even think of Nobel's Peace Prize? There is no war prize...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
The EU HAS to find a way to finance Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression asap.
Otherwise it apppears just a useless paper tiger.
Forget about possible obstacles and just do it!
The EU can't allow Ukraine to fail because of its own inability to finance Ukraine!
Otherwise it apppears just a useless paper tiger.
Forget about possible obstacles and just do it!
The EU can't allow Ukraine to fail because of its own inability to finance Ukraine!