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Torbjörn Becker

Torbjörn Becker is the director of the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics.

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Opinion: Protecting Ukraine aid from Western political dysfunction

With each passing day, it becomes increasingly evident that Western support for Ukraine has become ensnared in various domestic and geopolitical developments that have nothing to do with Ukraine’s struggle to defend itself. As Russia’s war of aggression approaches its second anniversary, it is crucial to establish a more resilient and stable funding mechanism. Although economists rarely agree on anything, there is a broad consensus that the cost of failing to provide Ukraine with enough support