Immediate Strategic Consequences of the Russia-Ukraine War

Immediate Strategic Consequences of the Russia-Ukraine War
A citizen stands near firefighters in front of a destroyed apartment building after it was shelled in the northwestern Obolon district of Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 14, 2022. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images
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Global food, fertilizer, and energy supply chain disruptions caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict are now driving key geopolitical realignments. It is hardly surprising: food and energy shortages and inflation began to disrupt social stability in many countries within months of the start of the war.

Gregory Copley
Gregory Copley
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Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”
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