National Security Podcast: A New Era of Economic Policy?

In this episode of National Security PodcastHelen Mitchell and Dirk van der Kley join Will Stoltz in examining the allegedly unprecedented regime of economic sanctions aimed at Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

What are sanctions and how do they work in practice? Which of the sanctions imposed on Russia, if any, are unprecedented and will they have the desired impact? And how could economic policy be irrevocably changed as a result of the conflict in Ukraine? Sir Roland Wilson Scholar Helen Mitchell and ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance Researcher Dr Dirk van der Kley join the Senior Fellow in Public Policy at the National Security College of the ANU, Dr. Will Stoltz, to examine the economic governance at stake, discuss the importance of sanctions in crisis response, and assess how they fit into the long-term strategic planning of liberal countries- democratic, especially in relation to China’s goals in Taiwan. Listen now: https://bit.ly/3CL2ASs

Helen Mitchell holds a Sir Roland Wilson Ph.D. from the Center for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis at the Australian National University (ANU). She is also an economist and a former diplomat.

Dr. Dirk van der Kley is a research fellow at the ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet).

Doctor Will Stoltz is the Senior Advisor for Public Policy at ANU’s National Security College.

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