The Russian-Ukrainian war and its impact on the food security of Arab countries

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, which is considered one of the most influential crises on the world at the present time because of its influential and major repercussions on the food security of the Arab countries. The study aims to clarify the causes of the Russian- Ukrainian war, and to clarify the extent to which the food security of the Arab countries is affected by the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. 2022-2024, and knowing the most important challenges facing the industrial and agricultural sectors around the world in general and the Arab countries in particular following the Russian-Ukrainian crisis.

The study concluded that the Russian-Ukrainian war, at a time when the world was on its way out of the Corona-COVID-19 pandemic, which had the most severe impact on developing countries, including Arab countries, caused disruption to global supply chains, and the most prominent repercussions of the Russian-Ukrainian war were the fluctuations in energy prices, especially Crude oil and natural gas. One of the most severe effects was the food price crisis, especially wheat, which increased the possibility of a global food crisis. The study concluded that the Russian-Ukrainian war threatened global and Arab food security.