The New Balance of Power, Adequacy of Elites and Western Sanctions and Goals

... the target of a sanction regime, that helps defy the countries which impose sanctions. Given that the world remains competitive, these “black knights” will also appear for Russia—they already exist. Oleg Yanovsky: Objectively, have these anti-Russia sanctions worked? What about in terms of undermining the Russian society? Ivan Timofeev: Much depends on what the purpose is. We can answer this question in terms of political theory. One school of thought says that sanctions are effective if they have ...