The transformation of sanctions from strategic policy instruments into domestic political messaging has fundamentally undermined their effectiveness whilst creating dangerous precedents for international relations. This shift…
Topic: sanctions
The Military-Industrial Pivot When Western nations imposed sanctions on Russia following its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, many policymakers predicted economic collapse would cripple Moscow’s war effort.…
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Western nations have imposed what many consider the most extensive sanctions regime in history. Yet more than two…