February 24 marks one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a humanitarian crisis that has displaced the most refugees in Europe since World War II. The war continues to devastate lives, roil markets, and disrupt global food and energy supplies. In their March 2022 publication covering the war’s potential disruptions, senior partners Sven Smit, Kevin Buehler, and Olivia White presented three possible scenarios for how the war could affect livelihoods outside the conflict zone. One year later, revisit those insights and other articles to reflect on where we’ve been and what may lie ahead as the conflict enters its second year.
War in Ukraine: Lives and livelihoods, lost and disrupted
War in Ukraine: Twelve disruptions changing the world
Heat waves, the war in Ukraine, and stigma: Gen Z’s perspectives on mental health
The rising toll of the war in Ukraine
The rising risk of a global food crisis
Invasion of Ukraine: Implications for European defense spending