Will Eastern Europe face a crisis of Sri-Lankan proportions?

"On the Barricades" — Boyan responds to a viewer’s questionShow more

Boyan Stanislavski, one of the hosts of "On the Barricades," recorded a solo video to respond to a question posted by a viewer in the comments of one of our videos. The question was about whether Eastern Europe will face a crisis of Sri Lankan Proportions. Boyan’s answer is, in short, no. Looking at some nuances of the Polish economy (which relies much less on imports of food than that of Sri Lanka), he explains his view of how policies of the Polish government caused the current inflation. Then, he discusses the question of the character and size of the upcoming impacts that will result from the war in Ukraine, sanctions, disruptions to supply chains, and various economic crises on the international and national level.