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Jeffrey Frankel

Jeffrey Frankel is a professor of capital formation and growth at Harvard University and a research associate at the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research. He formerly served as a member of U.S. President Bill Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisers.

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Opinion: Why supporting Ukraine enhances US national security

by Jeffrey Frankel
CAMBRIDGE – Observing Republican members of Congress oppose the extension of U.S. support to Ukraine, one cannot help but wonder what happened to one of the United States’ two major political parties. This includes those GOP politicians who, while ostensibly supportive of Ukraine, allow their colleagues to hold it hostage to unrelated concerns about the U.S.-Mexico border. Given the dire consequences of a potential Russian triumph in Ukraine, it is abundantly clear that supporting the Ukrainian