07 Mar 2022
In this episode recorded on 22 February 2022 we look at the rapidly changing developments between Russia and Ukraine and explore the potential longer term geopolitical consequences.
Welcome to another week of our Macro Bytes podcast. In this episode our host Luke Bartholomew is joined by Investment Director in our Emerging Markets team, Viktor Szabó , and Emerging Markets Economist, Edward Glossop, to discuss the rapidly changing situation between Russia and Ukraine.
Is military escalation inevitable? Or can diplomacy prevail? We look at how the crisis developed, at some of the possible scenarios from here, and explore the potential longer term geopolitical consequences.
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