![]() ![]() So what is the political and geopolitical economy of this conflict? Armies march, as they say, on their bellies. Wars are not just fought with arms, strategies and tactics. We know there is much that is puzzling about the conflict.Īnd today what we want to do is follow the money on the conflict. The EU continues imposing ever newer sets of sanctions while President Biden continues to proclaim his support for Ukraine’s cause as long as it takes to regain its 1991 borders, which of course includes Crimea. Western powers are filling Ukraine with what somebody recently called a zoo of incompatible weapons and weapon systems of different vintages. President Zelensky is jetting around European capitals, eliciting very uncertain promises of help. Western propaganda is beginning to portray what we know is in many cases a bloodbath for Ukraine as a triumph. The much anticipated spring offensive has started and is sputtering. Mick is going to help us discuss the political and geopolitical economy today of the Ukraine conflict. Mick is Professor Emeritus at Sussex University and a visiting scholar at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and his work focuses on world development, especially of Eurasia and China. RADHIKA DESAI: And today we have a special guest, Professor Mick Dunford. RADHIKA DESAI: Hello everyone and welcome to this ninth Geopolitical Economy Hour, the fortnightly show on the political and geopolitical economy of our times.
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