Blog post
15 April 2022
The European Union should sanction Sberbank and other Russian banks
EU should extend harsh sanctions to most or all of the largest Russian banks, including the largest that plays a central role in its financial system.
Blog post
15 April 2022
EU should extend harsh sanctions to most or all of the largest Russian banks, including the largest that plays a central role in its financial system.
Blog post
28 March 2022
Sanctions on high-tech goods supplies, combined with financial sanctions and other restrictions, will deprive Russia of a future as a modern economy.
Blog post
22 March 2022
Restrictions so far on software, media and online services in Russia have been imposed either voluntarily by firms, or else by Russia itself in order
Blog post
21 March 2022
The war in Ukraine and consequent sanctions could mean high food prices will endure.
Blog post
17 March 2022
A stop to Russian oil and coal supplies would push Europe into a short and painful adjustment period.
Opinion piece
14 March 2022
A trans-Atlantic pact between North America and Europe is essential if Europe is to free itself in the short term from its dependence on Russian energ
Opinion piece
10 March 2022
The European Union will have to bolster members most vulnerable to Russian blackmail and rethink the structure of European energy markets in order to
Blog post
09 March 2022
Even with help from China, Russia will be unable to mitigate the immediate impact of Western sanctions.
Blog post
08 March 2022
Whatever the duration of the war, its legacy will be long-lasting. It will shape Europe’s policy choices for the years and decades to come.
Blog post
07 March 2022
Russia is reeling from massive financial sanctions, while Ukraine’s financial system is battered but remains functional, and the EU and global financi
Opinion piece
01 March 2022
Russia's war in Ukraine has underscored the need for Europe finally to invest more in its own defence and security. Such an outrageous act of aggressi
Blog post
28 February 2022
The European Union can manage without Russian gas next winter, but must be united in taking difficult decisions.
External publication
28 February 2022
How Europe can protect itself from Russian blackmail.
Blog post
11 February 2022
To play a deterrent role against Russian military action, sanctions would have to be very broad, have a rapid effect and be as coordinated as possible
Event
18 February 2021
Will the European Union and its member states be ready to control this risk – even if competition for financial inflows intensifies?
Event
18 June 2020
Can the EU handle biological threats?