The actions against Moscow are happening in diverse, far-reaching ways that are remarkable for the extremely connected world in which we live.
It's a globalized world — a planet stitched together by intricate supply chains, banking, sports and countless other threads of deep connection. Until it isn't.
"Something has happened here. It has cascaded in ways no one could have envisioned three or four days ago," said Andrew Latham, a professor of international relations at Macalester College and a geopolitics expert."It's really a strange, strange thing to be watching." On Monday, world and European bodies suspended Russian teams from all international soccer, including qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup. This came after the International Olympic Committee called on sports organizations to exclude Russian athletes and officials from international events.
"We must wield our economic power to ensure that Russia faces grave consequences for their flagrant violations of international law and human cooperation," wrote state Sen. Sharif Street, D-Philadelphia."To begin with, they're symbolic. But then you see the sheer number of them.
It has all happened with a sweep that dwarfed even post-9/11 sanctions, but also with startling dispatch — which is one of the things that have made it so extraordinary.
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