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Brexit plus sanctions. War has nothing to do with that, at least not war in a classical sense. Economic or total war that some countries are involved in can be

Brexit plus sanctions. War has nothing to do with that, at least not war in a classical sense. Economic or total war that some countries are involved in can be considered as a major reason.

shigawire 4y ago
My understanding is the Russia and Ukraine both contribute meaningful portions of the global food supply. Wouldn't destabilizing these two countries affect food prices globally?
- guerrilla 4y ago
  Yes, this is well known and has been tracked in the finance and economic press. Just as an example, both grain production and transport (due to disturbances in rails and shipping) were both effected directly and indirectly which had significant impacts in Africa.
iamflimflam1 4y ago
Very high costs of energy have been caused by the war. Food production can be very energy intensive.
- miroljub 4y ago
  No, energy costs started raising before the war. Once war started, the sanctions made sure they stayed high.
yamtaddle 4y ago
Are any countries other than maybe Ukraine engaging in total war? I'm not sure even Russia's mobilized to a degree that the term's applicable (though, maybe, in their case—but anyone other than the two principles in the war? Definitely not) And Ukraine's hesitance/inability to strike war-relevant civilian targets in Russia (say, bridges and factories) more than very-sporadically makes the term a bit iffy even for them. Hell, even Russia's been more restrained than what the term usually suggests, as far as the brutality of attacks, if only barely. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_war It basically means "complete mobilization of a state & society toward a war effort, coupled with a willingness to engage any target regarded as having any war relevance whatsoever, no matter where or what the target is". Hallmarks are mass conscription, rationing, large-scale conversion of civilian production capacity to making war materiel, and leveling cities on purpose (not just as a side-effect of fighting over them).

Brexit plus sanctions. War has nothing to do with that, at least not war in a classical sense. Economic or total war that some countries are involved in can be considered as a major reason.

shigawire 4y ago

My understanding is the Russia and Ukraine both contribute meaningful portions of the global food supply. Wouldn't destabilizing these two countries affect food prices globally?

guerrilla 4y ago
Yes, this is well known and has been tracked in the finance and economic press. Just as an example, both grain production and transport (due to disturbances in rails and shipping) were both effected directly and indirectly which had significant impacts in Africa.

iamflimflam1 4y ago

Very high costs of energy have been caused by the war. Food production can be very energy intensive.

miroljub 4y ago
No, energy costs started raising before the war. Once war started, the sanctions made sure they stayed high.

yamtaddle 4y ago

Are any countries other than maybe Ukraine engaging in total war? I'm not sure even Russia's mobilized to a degree that the term's applicable (though, maybe, in their case—but anyone other than the two principles in the war? Definitely not) And Ukraine's hesitance/inability to strike war-relevant civilian targets in Russia (say, bridges and factories) more than very-sporadically makes the term a bit iffy even for them. Hell, even Russia's been more restrained than what the term usually suggests, as far as the brutality of attacks, if only barely. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_war It basically means "complete mobilization of a state & society toward a war effort, coupled with a willingness to engage any target regarded as having any war relevance whatsoever, no matter where or what the target is". Hallmarks are mass conscription, rationing, large-scale conversion of civilian production capacity to making war materiel, and leveling cities on purpose (not just as a side-effect of fighting over them).