The dramatic escalation of Ukraine crisis illustrates with horrifying force the logic of the Clausewitzian trinity of popular passion, diplomacy and battlefield realities. Forgive my
RT @gilliantett: This indeed is the terrifying question as shock and awe in finance and war coincide in an unprecedented way.. https://t.co…
The reality of combat changed the calculus in the military logic of this situation. What will the reality of financial chaos on Monday in Russia
We have entered into an escalatory spiral with Putin. Whatever are the details of the sanctions, on Monday we are certain to see a financial
Sanctions and MAD: Will a financial panic in Moscow accelerate the "logic" of escalation? Chartbook #88 just dropped. Sign up here: adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-88… https://t.co/5Gj0AJ17ku
RT @olliecarroll: Signs of cracks in Russian elite. First Fridman, then Deripaska. Now Anatoly Chubais has just posted picture of Boris Nem…
RT @b_judah: Anti-war sentiment is high amongst many of Russia’s leading foreign policy scholars like @usv1980 speaking out here with consi…
RT @ASLuhn: "Boris, you were right." Hundreds of people are laying flowers at the spot were Nemtsov was killed. He had spoken out against t…
German railway offering free transport to all Ukrainian refugees. twitter.com/nyke_slawik/st…
RT @KadriLiik: Good thread by Sam. Just one thing: should Moscow start feeling existentially threatened, it would likely not respond by cou…
RT @KevinRothrock: At the point, you've got to assume that the United States will respond by raising the alert level of its own nuclear for…
RT @KadriLiik: Here we go: escalation to nuclear signaling
RT @KyivIndependent: ⚡️⚡️⚡️BREAKING: Putin orders Russian nuclear deterrent forces on alert.
@FHeisbourg The question Francois is surely whether the situation is suddenly going to tip and whether they can close any these pincers.
RT @RealCynicalFox: While the Ukrainians have defended their nation with skill and courage over the last few days, do not be fooled into th…
The transformation in German political discourse at this point is dizzying. twitter.com/OlafStorbeck/s…
Another institutional shift on EU side. twitter.com/pburtsoff/stat…
RT @MauriceHoefgen: Bei den 100 Mrd für die Bundeswehr gibt es keine Bedenken, ob das finanzierbar oder inflationär ist – geschweige denn k…
RT @HelenHet20: It is not that ‘the Europeans grew quite comfortable in the old order’; it was western Europeans who became comfortable und…
RT @HelenHet20: A lot for where oil is heading depends on whether the Iran nuclear deal can be resurrected; last time around Russia was piv…
RT @thomas_wiegold: Bundeskanzler Scholz kündigt "Sondervermögen #Bundeswehr" mit 100 Mrd Euro im Haushalt an
RT @HenryJFoy: Scoop – first of the big Russian oligarchs breaks ranks with Putin as Ukrainian-born billionaire banker Mikhail Fridman says…
RT @phildstewart: (Reuters) – Germany will make good on plans to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and up its natural gas res…
RT @nzekiev: Watch how they are threatening to shoot us! We are currently at the Ukraine -Poland border. Their Police and Army refused to…
@elinaribakova And the key issue @SalehaMohsin and @elinaribakova surely is energy. We cant talk about Iran-style sanctions until we talk about targeted action on energy.
RT @rafsanchez: My hotel in Moscow asked me to settle the bill early because they aren’t sure if credit cards are going to work once
RT @HenryJFoy: @Andrew__Roth I would guess because they need to hold reserves to cover each day’s expected trade and don’t want to hold too…
So despite the dramatic escalation, SWIFT, central bank etc, ENERGY is NOT included in the latest round of joint EU-US sanctions. Payments will continue to
RT @PaulSonne: There is so much focus on blocking Russia from SWIFT. The vow today to block the Russian central bank from its reserves is
RT @edwardfishman: (5) Overall, this is a strong statement. It signals unified intent to impose comprehensive sanctions on Russia. Details…
RT @edwardfishman: What will I be watching for? The names of the "selected" banks. If the banks include the big fish—Sberbank, VTB, and Gaz…
As Russia’s aggression in Ukraine escalates, so too have the deliberations in Europe and the United States over financial sanctions. It is only 48 hours,
@t0nyyates NO. Why assume any such thing? These moves seem forced and very dangerous.
RT @DonaldHTaylor: @adam_tooze Agreed: twitter.com/DonaldHTaylor/…
RT @ralph_squillace: @adam_tooze Outside of wmd escalations, what CAN they do?
We are in truly dangerous spiral: Brave Ukrainian resistance frustrates Russian attack -> Kiev refuses humiliating negotiations. Russia about to ramp up destructiveness of attack
© 2025 Adam Tooze. All Rights Reserved. Privacy policy. Design by Kate Marsh.