iSchool Professor Carl Schramm Argues U.S. Must Not Repeat Past Mistakes When Aiding Ukraine Post-war

Carl Schramm, University Professor in the iSchool, wrote an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal titled “Ukraine Needs Expeditionary Economics, Not USAID.” In his op-ed, he argues that though they are already ready and willing, the U.S. government may no longer have the skills needed to fully restore Ukraine’s post-war economy. He advocates for something known as “expeditionary economics,” adding “A top-down approach won’t work. It never does. People will form economies on their own in any situation. They will invent trade, production and systems to build elemental prosperity in their community. Expeditionary economics operates on respect for this kind of spontaneous organization.”