Hess Maximilian - Economic War Ukraine And The Global Conflict Between Russia And The West - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Vladimir Putin's first invasion of Ukraine in 2014, set off a global economic clash as the West used its clout with international markets to deter and penalise the Kremlin. The battlelines of this 'war by other means traversed a series of deep economic connections built up during Russia's oil gas and commodities boom: global equity and capital markets and transnational kleptocracy. Maximilian Hess's startling book lifts the lid on Russia's response to Western sanctions and the ensuing skirmishes in London's courts on Swiss trading desks and in boardrooms in New Delhi. He explores how pipelines mines loans and crypto - markets were weaponised. This narrative sets the stage for Putin's all - out assault on Kyiv in February 2022, which turned financial food and fuel markets into bona fide battlefields bringing the fight into everyone's home from Pennsylvania to Pakistan. Rather than a 'new Cold War' we are witnessing a conflict over finance energy and capital markets. How such economic warfare turns out will determine the future of liberalism and democracy; it will also set a precedent for economic relations between the West and China as the two diverge into rival spheres of influence and power.
Title: Economic War Ukraine And The Global Conflict Between Russia And The West
Author(s): Hess Maximilian
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Barcode: 9781787389564
Pages: 280 Pages
Publication Date: 10/15/2023
Series: New Perspectives on Eastern Europe & Eurasia
Category: Political Economy