Two prominent Dutch think tanks warn that scaling back aid to Ukraine could lead to far greater costs for Western nations in the future, urging continued support despite short-term financial pressures.
From: Euromaiden Press BY BENJAMIN LOOIJEN
Two Dutch think tanks, the Clingendael Institute of International Relations and The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, have released a policy paper that analyzes how three possible scenarios of Russia’s war against Ukraine—a Ukrainian victory, protracted conflict, and Russian victory—would impact Europe and the USA.
The policy paper by Tim Sweijs, Bob Deen, and Roman de Baedts, first published in Dutch in April 2024 and later published and translated into English in May with the title “Freedom isn’t Free | A cost-benefit analysis of support for Ukraine,” analyzesthe costs and benefits of three different outcomes across three dimensions: the geopolitical and security dimension, the financial-economic dimension, and the international legal and moral dimension.
This policy paper resulted from an ongoing discussion within the Netherlands regarding the current state of affairs regarding the Russo-Ukrainian War. The authors note that Ukraine continues to hold its ground, in part because of Western aid.
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