Three thoughts, adapted from my book The Art of Sanctions, on the Russia campaign thus far:

1) It's still early days, but the cohesion of the coalition facing Putin right now is remarkable. Coordination has been tight and messaging consistent. 1/9

— Richard Nephew (@RichardMNephew) February 27, 2022

Watching Putin's attack on Ukraine play out, I am struck by the thought that Putin learned the lesson from the wrong Afghanistan war. And he has also vastly misunderstood post-Zelenskiy Ukraine. 1/?

— Zoya Sheftalovich (@zoyashef) February 26, 2022