Managing Risks in the Russia-Ukraine War, What’s Ahead for Judge Jackson, and More

March 15, 2022

NATO’s response to the war in Ukraine has created the perception that the alliance is driven by “escalation aversion,” a bias in which careful weighing of multiple risks has been abandoned in favor of avoidance of a single worst-case outcome: nuclear war. Amy Nelson and Alexander Montgomery describe options available to the West that offer a substantially lower risk of escalation than a no-fly zone, but still signal meaningful support to Ukraine.

With Judge Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings scheduled to begin next week, Sarah Binder and Russell Wheeler discuss the partisanship that will likely be on display and explain some of the history that has led to this point.

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Countries around the world have taken unprecedented financial action against Russia for its war in Ukraine—but to fully understand the impact of these financial measures, they need to be tracked. Norman Eisen and co-authors share the new Brookings Sanctions Tracker, which consolidates sanctions against Russian individuals and entities into one central repository.

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