Patricia Cohen, The New York Times: At a global turning point
Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has triggered the largest humanitarian and refugee crisis in Europe since WWII, threatening the global economy and upending decades of relative geopolitical stability. Patricia Cohen, Global Economics Correspondent at The New York Times, believes we\u2019re at a \u201creal turning point\u201d in global affairs and a \u201ctime of incredible unpredictability.\u201d She\u2019s been covering this story since the war in Ukraine began from an economic perspective, reporting on how other nations, particularly European nations, are responding to Russian aggression and the impact the crisis is having on their economies. Patricia joins the podcast to discuss how the war in Ukraine has overturned decades of active integration and positive cooperation between advanced industrial democracies and is moving globalization as we know it into a new, more regionalized phase.\n \nListen to this episode to learn:\n\u2022 How a Russian economy that only accounts for between 1% to 2% of global GDP still has the ability to disrupt everything from global energy markets, to supply chains, to food security\n\n\u2022 Why governments, businesses, and consumers are conflicted over their own self interest and their moral principles when it comes to how far they\u2019re willing to go in response to the war \n\n\u2022 Did European nations naively miscalculate their heavy dependence on Russian oil and gas (and is the war -- not climate change -- going to finally accelerate the adoption of renewable energy)?\n\n\u2022 Why we should be concerned about the huge debt crisis and food shortage that\u2019s looming among poorer nations\n\n\u2022 Where this conflict might be headed and why this crisis might have opened an opportunity for global cooperation\n \nFor more information, visit https://www.nytimes.com/by/patricia-cohen