In this episode of The Source, our founder and supporting editor Zain Raza speaks with Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, world-renowned economist and UN advisor, about recent peace talks on Ukraine — and a striking development that has undermined them: Russia’s claim that Ukraine attempted to target President Vladimir Putin’s residence.
The conversation then examines Germany’s accelerating militarisation, driven by claims in German media and political discourse that Russia poses a direct security threat and intends to invade Europe — and explores what this narrative means for Germany’s economy and long-term security.
To read the transcript of this video: Ukraine Targets Putin’s Residence? Jeffrey Sachs on War and Peace Talks
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Jeffrey D. Sachs is University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he directed the Earth Institute from 2002 until 2016. He is President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Co-Chair of the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition, Commissioner of the UN Broadband Commission for Development, academician of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences at the Vatican, and Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah Honorary Distinguished Professor at Sunway University. He has been Special Advisor to three United Nations Secretaries-General, and currently serves as an SDG Advocat under Secretary General António Guterres. He spent over twenty years as a professor at Harvard University, where he received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees. Sachs has received 41 honorary doctorates, and his recent awards include the 2022 Tang Prize in Sustainable Development, the Legion of Honor by decree of the President of the Republic of France, and the Order of the Cross from the President of Estonia. His most recent books are The Ages of Globalization: Geography, Technology, and Institutions (2020) and Ethics in Action for Sustainable Development (2022).
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