Because they do not want to see the government putting large resources into "re industrialization", and do not want the manufacturing industry to weaken the strong position of the US financial consortium. Now that we can not move to Trump, we must restrict the president's power. Now, that'...
Falling prey to absurd sanctions. /CGTN Since the Crimean crisis in 2014, the U.S. and its allies started to impose economic sanctions on Russia. In addition, the U.S. government often enforces sanctions by weaponizing the dollar. The U.S. and its allies kicked Russia out of SWIFT ...
Existing literature on economic sanctions is abundantly clear regarding the motivation of countries to impose sanctions on other nations. Yet, there are few scholarly works on the motivation behind the improbability of economic sanctions in a specific country or region. In other words, the key ...
China is on the cusp of becoming a high-income country, yet it does not wage wars of domination, interfere in other countries' internal affairs, or threaten other nations. China does not engage in destabilization or impose unilateral sanctions and economic coercion. Much is made of China's ec...
While the invasion took some leaders by surprise, experts do have insight on the origins of the conflict. They say the roots of the tension can be tied to some combination of the complicated history between the two countries, Russia’s ongoing tensions with NATO and the ambitions of one man...
each should devote its resources to the activity at which it excels. The countries should trade with one another rather than erect barriers that force them to divert resources toward activities they do not perform well. According to this theory, tariffs drag economic growth, even if they can ...
For that, Mr. Zelensky told us, the West must impose tougher sanctions on Russia and supply more weapons, including aircraft and tanks (see Briefing). Sanctions deplete Russia’s ability to sustain a long war. Arms help Ukraine take back territory. But NATO countries are refusing to provide ...
“If we were to be in a place where we cut off some of Russia’s oil, and the prices were to spike, they could earn more money potentially selling less oil,” he said. The EU is also making an effort to expand its sanctions regime to other countries. Brussels has been sending its...
We didn’t do this as a favor to the Soviets. We did this in order for national interest. We recognize countries act based on security competition. So we don’t want to provoke them in a way that makes them react to preserve their own security in a manner whi...
Russia's invasion of Ukraine upended global energy markets. Sanctions on Russian exports and the suspension of gas deliveries to several European countries sent oil and gas prices skywards.