Suspending Ukraine’s Agricultural Exports: Will Russia Save the Arab World from Food Riots?

Russia will need to devise a comprehensive approach to expanding its foreign trade with the Arab world When on March 12, Denis Shmygal, Ukraine’s Prime Minister, announced that a prohibition or severe restrictions would be imposed on exports of wheat, buckwheat, eggs, oil, sugar, and other foods, his message produced no sensation, given Ukraine’s largely paralyzed agrarian sector. Military action has disrupted economic, transportation and logistical connections, restricting navigation in the ...