How Will the Sanctions Against Russia Im...

Sarah Light, Wharton Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, examines how efforts to repeal the EPA’s endangerment finding under the Clean Air Act could limit federal regulatory authority while opening the door to expanded state-level nuisance lawsuits against power plant ... Show More

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<p>The war in Ukraine is a humanitarian crisis. It is also an economic problem. Sanctions from the US and Europe are meant to make war too expensive for Russia to continue. President Vladimir Putin claims those sanctions have failed and his economy is strong. But what is propagan ... Show More

Chris Cappy analyzes the stalled peace efforts between Russia and Ukraine, Trump’s shifting stance, and how battlefield momentum favors Russia. He breaks down sanctions, tariffs, and China’s covert role, warning the war could expand into a broader global confrontation if pressure ... Show More

<p>In our first bonus episode, Marianne Wanamaker Professor of Economics and Executive Director of the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at UT Knoxville and former member of the President’s Economic Council, joins Ted and Tom again to discuss the economic impacts of th ... Show More

Russia’s longtime foreign minister describes the war with the United States and how to end it. (00:00) Is the US at War With Russia? (12:56) Russia’s Message to the West Through Hypersonic Weapons (17:47) Is There Conversation Happening Between Russia and the US? (23:18) How Man ... Show More

The EU wants to lend €140 billion in cash from frozen Russian funds to Ukraine; Belgium is afraid it will be the one on the hook for paying it back. That’s just one of the tough topics EU leaders discussed as they gathered in Brussels at a meeting devoted to fighting the external ... Show More

With tensions mounting, the United States and Western allies are pursuing every option to deter Russia from invading Ukraine. Economic sanctions are seen as a primary tool in the foreign policy toolkit, but the question remains whether sanctions are costly enough to deter a furth ... Show More

<p>After a period of stalemate between Russia and Ukraine, direct military action has recommenced. Heightened tensions have led to discussions on Europe’s readiness for a ‘war economy’ and the United States is also reportedly considering lifting its ban on Ukraine’s use of Americ ... Show More