Deaf Ears and the U.S.-EU-Russia Sanctions Tangle: Contending Strategic Discourses and Mutual Emboldenment
Journal: International Organisations Research Journal
Year: 2019

The contemporary strategic landscape between Russia and the West is marred by interlocking economic sanctions, despite little tangible evidence that they are effective. Both Russia and the West seem complacent about the "high incidence-low effectiveness" of their sanctions-related behaviour, and there are no obvious off-ramps to the continuation or escalation of current sanctions policies. What factors caused this U.S. -EU -Russian sanctions tangle, and what can be done to address it? This artic