War in Ukraine: the emerging global food crisis

The impact of the war in Ukraine is spreading across the world — global food supplies are now threatened. The Economist’s experts consider the consequences, and discuss how the addition of Finland and Sweden will change the NATO alliance. 0:00 - War in Ukraine: the global impact 1:30 - How Ukraine’s agriculture is adapting to the war 2:20 - The world depends on Ukrainian and Russian exports 4:22 - The war’s impact on global supply chains 5:10 - How Finland and Sweden will change NATO 6:15 - Putin’s response to Finland and Sweden joining NATO 7:00 - The evolution of US involvement in the Ukraine war Sign up to our daily newsletter for the latest coverage: For all our coverage of the Ukraine war: Check out other subscriber digital-only events: War in Ukraine will cripple global food markets: How will the war in Ukraine affect the world’s food supply? Can the world cope without Russia’s huge commodity stash? War and sanctions have caused commodities chaos: How Russia’s war is reverberating through global goods markets: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing record-high food prices: Russia’s war is causing hunger in Asia: Progress to eradicate global hunger is stalling: Why an agricultural boom does not help rural America: How tensions in Ukraine could rile Egypt: How the invasion of Ukraine will spread hunger in the Middle East: The war in Ukraine has caused a labour crunch on Britain’s farms: What does it take to join NATO? Sweden is following Finland’s lead on joining NATO: In applying to NATO, Finland and Sweden give the lie to Putin’s claims: Listen to The Intelligence Podcast: “Putin has brought NATO closer to his borders”—NATO’s Nordic expansion