In , , assistant professor of government, sets in historical context the recent western sanctions against Russia, which, he writes, have been 鈥渟weeping and unrelenting since the country began waging war against Ukraine two months ago.鈥
鈥淚n Warsaw last month, President Joe Biden declared that 鈥榯hese economic sanctions are a new kind of economic statecraft with the power to inflict damage that rivals military might,鈥欌 . 鈥淚nitially, many anticipated that such devastating economic pressure would force the Kremlin to break off its invasion鈥ut while Russia鈥檚 growth prospects are now extremely dire, the sanctions鈥 ultimate outcome has proven as difficult to predict as that of the war itself.鈥
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