A slowdown in Russia’s defense and energy sectors is weighing on the country’s war economy. Oil and gas revenues have fallen ...

Nearly three years into the most comprehensive sanctions regime ever imposed on a significant economy, Russia’s defense ...

In 432 B.C.E., a year before the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War, the Megarians received an unusual decree from the ...

These cases point to a general pattern. Economic pressure tends to matter in war only when it triggers one of three outcomes: the collapse of a state’s capacity to fight, the fragmentation of the ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's new wave of tax hikes, designed to mobilise state finances as the war in Ukraine grinds on, is set to hit one in 10 small business owners, many of whom say they will have no ...

After two years of robust growth fueled by military spending on the war in Ukraine, Russia’s economy is slowing. Oil revenues are down, the budget deficit is up and defense spending has leveled off.

The United States has been at war for most of its existence, but not by accident. Behind every conflict sits an economic ...

Early on Saturday, January 3rd, Venezuela was attacked on behalf of oil, mineral, tech, and weapons profiteers in a regime ...

The U.S., EU, and U.K. imposed sweeping sanctions on Rosneft, LUKoil, and Gazpromneft to target Moscow’s oil revenues. Analysts say the short-term effects will be limited as Russia shifts exports to ...

December 31, 2025: Nearly four years of war in Ukraine have devastated the Russian civilian economy. This year, 75 percent of Russia’s regions report serious budget deficits and more enterprises are ...

Even as President Donald Trump insists Russia has the upper hand in its war against Ukraine, economists say the country’s position is weaker than ever because the Kremlin has burned through most of ...