Tag: sanctionsfail

US Politics

The Dangerous Shift in US-Russia Sanctions Policy

The Trump administration has shifted from enforcing sanctions to using tariffs against Russia, with limited success in stopping countries from buying Russian oil. This dangerous pivot undermines global democracy and emboldens authoritarian regimes while failing to hold Putin accountable for his aggression.

Geopolitics

The Hollow Fortress: Dissecting the Resilience and Fragility of Russia's Sanctions-Era Economy

Russia's economy has avoided collapse under Western sanctions, reporting GDP growth and low public debt, but this resilience is built on unsustainable war spending and opaque data. This fragile, militarized model exposes the cruel hypocrisy of the West, which seeks to cripple a sovereign nation while ignoring the systemic damage its own hegemonic policies inflict on the global economic order.