Stephen Lewarne

Author Bio

Stephen Lewarne is a PhD in Economics from Indiana University and an Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He is author of “Economic Governance in War- Torn Economies from the Marshall Plan to the War in Iraq”, “Soviet Oil: The Move Offshore, and recently “To Aid Reconstruction, Ukraine Should Officially Adopt the Euro,” Real Clear Markets”. He lived in most of the former Soviet Republics including Russia, Ukraine, and Central Asia from 1986- 1999 providing economic advice to their ministries of finance, trade, and central banks.

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December 11, 2023

Russia invaded Ukraine out of deep-seated envy of Ukraine’s success and a need to reestablish Russian Orthodoxy—it was not over land, energy, or NATO

Russia did not invade Ukraine for energy, opposition to NATO membership, or control of the Black Sea. It invaded because Ukraine was doing too well for Russia’s own good—the Prigozhin affair will only strengthen Russian…

Stephen Lewarne

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