A new report from a leading political consultancy says increasing sanctions against wheat-rich Russia for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine could trigger a "hunger hurricane" in North Africa, the Middle East and other famine-affected regions of the world.
The report raises difficult questions about war, sanctions and the consequences — intended or not — for global human welfare. Academics and think-tank researchers diverge on how to solve the emerging war-famine conundrum.
Many geopolitical experts in the United States argue severe economic sanctions are required to cripple Russia's war efforts.
