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An accidental economist Let me begin with a confession: I am a Professor of Economics who has never really trained as an economist. But let’s take things one at a time.

Yanis Varoufakis: Thoughts for the Post-2008 World

Yanis Varoufakis: It’s mad to think Ukraine can win

Freddie Sayers meets Yanis Varoufakis. Read the supporting article: https://unherd.com/2022/04/ukraine-cannot-win-this-war/ Listen to the podcast version: https://shows.acast.com/lockdowntv-with-freddie-sayers/yanis-varoufakis-its-mad-to-think-ukraine-can-win Commentators on the war in Ukraine seem to have come to a consensus: public figures have a moral responsibility not to challenge anything other than the Russian narrative. This rejection of balance in favour of propaganda poses a...

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A Neutrality Agreement for Ukraine could End the War—Negotiation is Key | Yanis Varoufakis

In an interview with Democracy Now, Yanis Varoufakis, the former Foreign Minister of Greece and a current member of the Greek parliament, made a very important point: the war in Ukraine will only end soon if an agreement between the Russians and Ukrainians can be reached. Otherwise the war will continue and Ukraine runs the risk of becoming a European Afghanistan. I discuss this point in this video. Sign up for our mailing list: neutralitystudies.com Check also out our friends in Europe:...

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Yanis Varoufakis: The West Is "Playing with Fire" If It Pushes Regime Change in Nuclear-Armed Russia

A month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, more than 3.6 million Ukrainians have left the country as refugees, and the war risks becoming "an Afghanistan-like quagmire," warns Greek lawmaker Yanis Varoufakis, founder of the Progressive International with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. He says the West's sweeping sanctions on Russia and bottomless military aid to Ukraine risk escalating the conflict and foreclosing chances of a peaceful resolution. "What is exactly the aim?...

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Episode 17: Why Stop at the Russian Oligarchs? by Yanis Varoufakis (Economics)

Why do we only call Russian billionaires 'oligarchs'? Are we critical towards the top 0.01% of other nations? Follow along as we investigate these questions, reading the article by economist, Yanis Varoufakis, Why Stop at the Russian Oligarchs? Enhance your thinking with new and exciting weekly material presented on the Cogito Podcast, pondering upon the fields of philosophy, psychology, sociology, and more! An ordinary person deciphering the complexities of the most interesting academic...

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