Seize the Oligarchs’ Wealth
A crackdown on the Russian elite could help the situation in Ukraine and offer solutions to broader social problems.
Updated at 1:00 p.m. ET on February 26, 2022.
After American misadventures in Iraq and Afghanistan, many are rightly hesitant to respond militarily to Russia’s . They don’t want to get involved in another faraway “forever war.” Nor are broad-reaching , which typically affect the lower rungs of society most, the best solution. However, there is a viable nonmilitary option that has the potential to curb Russian aggression and simultaneously address several pressing challenges facing Western governments: targeting the Western
