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The European Union ought to EU introduce an import tariff on Russian gas as well as oil. A column by Daniel Gros.

While economic weapons have helped the world to counter Russia’s war of aggression, but they also highlight the need for new safeguards in the future. A column by Raghuram Rajan.

Washington's pressure on China's tech giants will only strengthen Beijing's determination to achieve technological self-sufficiency – and, eventually, global primacy. A column by Keyu Jin.

Governments realize that debts are not harmless. They will be stuck between contradictory necessities: spend more without raising revenues and keep public debts in check. A column by Charles Wyplosz.

China’s non-participation will not make a huge difference in the end. But the adverse distributional consequences for developing countries are real. A column by Shang-Jin Wei.

Sclerotic growth is a supply problem. We need policies to increase the economy’s productive capacity – either directly or by reducing costs. A column by John H. Cochrane and Jon Hartley.

Xi Jinping now faces a critical decision. He has the greatest leverage of any world leader to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. A column by Stephen S. Roach.

Countries must continue to come together to oppose Russia’s invasion, but it is also vital that they take action to mitigate the longer-term economic risks and to bolster resilience. A column by Mohamed A. El-Erian.

If renminbi, rubles, Indian rupees, and other currencies were more convertible for other countries, a fundamentally different international monetary system could emerge. A column by Jim O’Neill.

In a war, not only do government expenditures and budget deficits typically increase sharply, but interest rates sometimes go up as well. A column by Kenneth Rogoff.

Apparently oblivious to historical parallels, Putin sees Nazis on the march everywhere but at home. Yet it is he who routinely enlists the help of neo-Nazis. A column by Sławomir Sierakowski.

Most likely, China and Russia’s shared aversion to liberal democracy will ultimately trump the quaint nineteenth-century idea that national sovereignty is sacred. A column by Orville Schell.