Managing Risks in the Russia-Ukraine War, What’s Ahead for Judge Jackson, and More

The new Brookings Sanctions Tracker, the upcoming Supreme Court confirmation hearings, and NATO's response to the Ukraine invasion.

View in browser March 15, 2022 Mind the escalation aversion: Managing risk without losing the initiative in the Russia-Ukraine war   NATO's response to the war in Ukraine has created the perception that the alliance is driven by "escalation aversion," a bias in which careful weighing of multiple risks has been abandoned in favor of avoidance of a single worst-case outcome: nuclear war. Amy Nelson and Alexander Montgomery describe options available to the West that offer a substantially lower risk of escalation than a no-fly zone, but still signal meaningful support to Ukraine.   Read more What's ahead for Ketanji Brown Jackson?   With Judge Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearings scheduled to begin next week, Sarah Binder and Russell Wheeler discuss the partisanship that will likely be on display and explain some of the history that has led to this point.   Read more Mapping financial countermeasures against Russian aggression   Countries around the world have taken unprecedented financial action against Russia for its war in Ukraine—but to fully understand the impact of these financial measures, they need to be tracked. Norman Eisen and co-authors share the new Brookings Sanctions Tracker, which consolidates sanctions against Russian individuals and entities into one central repository.   Read more Help support Brookings with a donation   Brookings is committed to making its high-quality, independent policy research free to the public. Please consider making a contribution today to our Annual Fund to support our experts' work. The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Unsubscribe Manage your newsletter preferences | Receive the Brookings Brief less often