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Economic sanctions imposed by the EU against Russia aim at weakening Moscow’s economy by cutting it off trade flows with European countries. So far, six rounds of sanctions have been introduced, but have they been effective? Are they going to harm European economies as well, and to what extent? In the short term, Europe growth prospects will be affected; but in the medium to long run, it might be possible for the EU to strengthen its trade partnerships with other countries thanks to its extensive networks of Preferential Trade Agreements.

Since the war in Ukraine broke out in Europe, its consequences and side effects have been reverberating across African countries. Rising food and energy prices, supply disruptions, and inflationary pressures have created additional challenges on the road for a post-pandemic economic recovery the continent painstakingly embarked upon, in what UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called a 'perfect storm'.

A "side effect" of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine is that Finland and Sweden may soon join NATO. What seemed an unthinkable prospect just a few months ago now looks increasingly concrete. In Finland, by 2019, over half of the population opposed joining NATO. Now, 62% are in favor (with an additional 11% since the start of the war), with the Finnish parliament potentially deciding to join as early as mid-June.

E’ possibile che da attacchi cibernetici russi si possa arrivare ad un conflitto armato? L’art. 5 della NATO prevede tale eventualità, ma le probabilità di un’escalation in tal senso sono (per ora) limitate.