Russia-Ukraine | US Minerals Deal

Brief comments and updates from the frontline
LEAKED DRAFT | US-Ukraine Minerals Term Sheet Agreement

Here’s what’s inside the agreement
EU/ECB | Tusk | Poland | Russian Asset Seizures | Ukraine

Why borrow legally when you can steal?
Russian Economy | FT | Sergei Guriev

Is Russia’s economy really faltering?
Russia-Ukraine | Freedman | War Narratives

The chickens come home to roost…
Mark Galeotti | Thoughts from the MSC

Munich Security Conference debrief… from an (actual) attendee and (real) Russia expert
US-China/EU Tariffs | Paul Tucker | Dani Rodrik

EU is next. Not all economists are international trade experts.
FOMC | Turkey | Syria | ISIS | Last Bear Capitulates

Ottomans and US-backed Kurdish forces in Syria on a collision course which could release ISIS detainees
RED ALERT: Russia-Ukraine | Middle East

A brief update on accumulating risks
Rubrik (RBRK) | Martin Wolf on US Exceptionalism

Great innovation, poor communication tech CEOs. Economics of happiness.