The Civic Economist
At the intersection of economics, politics, and civic responsibility. Written by Fabio Sabatini, economics professor and advocate for public reasoning, The Civic Economist offers clear-eyed analysis of power, institutions, and policy.
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- Sep 2, 2026
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Will Putin attack the Baltics? (opens the original)
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On Tuesday, August 25, CIA director John Ratcliffe landed in Moscow unannounced, to see Aleksandr Bortnikov, the director of the FSB. Politico and the Wall Street Journal report that he went to deliver one message: Russi
Defending democracy against hybrid war (opens the original)
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On August 13 a munitions factory blew up at Colleferro, south of Rome. The plant makes shells, some of which go to the Ukrainian army. Prosecutors opened a file, and among the scenarios they are working through is sabotage possibly linked to “foreign states”. It was not an isolated bang. Three days earlier, a factory producing ar
Putin and Trump are sending the world an energy bill (opens the original)
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The Strait of Hormuz is closing again, yet Brent crude remains far below the peaks reached during the worst phase of the Gulf crisis. In April, at the height of the war, crude rose above $138 a barrel. By July, after the United States reinstated the blockade, carried out five consecutive nights of strikes on Iranian missile sites, and Tehran retaliated … Read more
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