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Britain Debrief with Ben Judah

Britain Debrief is a new series of short interviews on Britain in the world brought to you by Ben Judah, a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, a think-tank, in Washington DC. Every week Ben interviews a leading politician, thinker, analyst and more to work out Britain's place post-Brexit from all sides of the political field.  

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Is this economic war with Russia? || A Debrief from Edward Fishman

Feb 28, 2022

Is this economic war with Russia?

As a newly-formed anti-invasion coalition forms in the international community and takes increasingly severe economic actions against Russia, I interviewed Edward Fishman, former Russia and Europe Lead in the State Department’s Office of Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation, for today's #BritainDebrief.

What's the strategic thinking behind these heavy sanctions against the Russian central bank? Do the sanctions prevent Russia from continuing the invasion?