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The process of lifting sanctions will be slow, and the legal mechanisms of unilateral US sanctions against Syria may remain in force for years and decades, despite political changes The change of power in Syria raises the question of possible changes to the US sanctions regime ...
The EU’s coercive measures no longer act as an alternative to secondary sanctions The threat of applying secondary sanctions is often perceived as a key way to influence violators of foreign restrictions against Russia. This explains the great attention paid to this issue in research literature, the writings of experts ...
... topic “The Humanitarian Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures.” At the meeting, delegates outlined their countries’ positions on the legitimacy of unilateral coercive measures, their compliance with international law and the impact of unilateral sanctions on the humanitarian sphere. Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, described unilateral coercive measures as both unlawful and ineffective. He also drew attention to their devastating impact on humanitarian ...
Why do countries that initiate sanctions reduce them? How long-term and sustainable is such a process? Modern literature on economic sanctions focuses on the effectiveness of their application. Scholars and practitioners are interested in the extent to which sanctions help achieve ...
... criticism of Israeli military actions in Gaza, in the West Bank or in the South of Lebanon are going to be softer. Second, the US positions on Iran are going to get even tougher, which means that JCPOA will not be resurrected from its grave and the US sanctions against Tehran will not be lifted. Third, Trump is clearly committed to continue his efforts to promote the Abraham Accords further assisting Israel in building relations with major Arab states, including Saudi Arabia. Trump will also try to ...
... 24 of this year . Cooperation with Russia reduces North Korea’s international isolation. The United States has very few tools it can use to influence both sides. The use of military force against nuclear powers is risky and dangerous, and economic sanctions against both countries make little sense given that they are already subject to large-scale restrictions. Russia’s rapprochement with the DPRK can be explained by at least three factors. The first and most significant is the grave crisis of ...
The concept of secondary sanctions remains vague. It has acquired not only and not even so much a legal or political character, but a psychological one Secondary sanctions have now become one of the key political risks facing the foreign partners of Russian businesses. Attention ...
... on Iran. A victory for Donald Trump, however, could result in increased pressure on Iran, given the tougher position of the Republicans on relations with the Islamic Republic. For Tehran, a victory for the Republican candidate threatens a new wave of sanctions. Ivan Timofeev: The Trump Factor Iran has been in a confrontation with the United States for 45 years. It has been characterised by periods of increasing and decreasing tensions, when political and even military crises have been replaced by ...
... a much less severe economic contraction; in fact, by the end of 2022, contrary to earlier predictions, the Russian economy declined by only 2.5%. Ivan Timofeev: Without ‘Black Knights’: Do Third Countries Remain a Problem for the Initiators of Sanctions Against Russia? Some of the factors contributing to the resilience of the Russian economy—such as a relatively favorable dynamics of global oil and gas prices caused by the post-COVID economic recovery—had mostly external nature. This 2022 ...
A BRICS interregional currency as a prerequisite for financial multipolarity The signing in December 2023 of the U.S. President’s decree imposing secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions found to be supporting Russia’s military-industrial base made international settlements between Russian companies and their counterparties in “friendly” nations much more difficult. The precedent of discrimination ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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