... relations even during the presidency of Barack Obama. In 2015, the US President signed Executive Order 13694, which implied targeted sanctions against those who carry out malicious actions in the digital space. Although China was not mentioned by name in the ... ... such as the Belt and Road project, are a means of economic expansion for the Celestial Empire that must be contained. China's economy itself is unfair because it ignores market values and develops at the expense of others, including the United States. ...
... to expect the rapid emergence of a “BRICS currency,” including due to technical reasons. In any case, the search for ways to diversify settlements is underway. Russia naturally finds itself at the forefront of this search, given the size of its economy and the scale of sanctions applied against the country.
Gleb Makarevich:
Inventing Eurasia: How Russian Proposals for a Collective Security System Harmonize with South Asian Realities
The same applies to the creation of new technological chains, our own production facilities,...
... Russian-Chinese “comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction of the new era” represent a key element of the emerging multipolar world order. Moscow and Beijing’s mutual support in the international arena, growing trade turnover in the face of sanctions, strengthening humanitarian ties, and people-to-people cooperation represent a unique example of the constructive dialogue taking place between these two truly sovereign states. Further confirming this dynamic was Russian President Vladimir ...
... rose sharply a few years ago on the back of aggressive rhetoric by U.S. leaders, is dwindling.
Blessed Are the Peacemakers
On the one hand, India is benefiting from the conflict in Ukraine: never before has so much oil been injected into the Indian economy at such a low price. Moreover, Russian entrepreneurs, seeking to evade Western sanctions, are beginning to explore the Indian market, lugging knowledge, money and technology with them. The downsides, however, outweigh the upsides: entering the Russian market now is risky, transactions are difficult, and the need for constant political ...
... West remains firmly committed to disrupt this trend and the Western pressure on Beijing is constantly growing. Not surprisingly, the Chinese private sector is getting increasingly concerned about the scope of the likely negative impact that secondary sanctions might have on their business prospects. After the European Union had introduced its 12
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package of restrictive measures against Moscow, a number of the leading China’s banks became reluctant to accept dollar payments from Russia; as a result,...
... existing world order built on the authority of the UN and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. Moscow has rather tried to play by the established international rules, and although Russian and U.S. diplomats could argue at length about the extent of sanctions following another nuclear test or missile launch, the idea that every step by the DPRK toward becoming a nuclear power would generate opposition was never questioned.
However, since the late 2000s and even more so since the early 2010s, the ...
... relatively high. But financial, industrial, defence and technology companies have long lived under a regime of sanctions against Russia as a whole, as well as individual sectors of its economy. The new blocking sanctions aren’t having a shock effect on the economy. Secondary sanctions are also unlikely to have a shock effect. Large companies have long been cautious in dealing with Russia, and smaller companies with an appetite for risk will continue to seek high returns. Third-country governments can crack down on firms in ...
... cooperation in this area even before the pandemic was over. However, the recovery of tourist flows from Russia, which the key countries in the region were counting on to revitalize their economies, faced new challenges triggered by the imposition of Western sanctions on Russia after February 2022.
The most serious factors of the connectivity gap were logistics and finance. Although prior to February 2022, experts had uttered their regret that not all countries in the region had direct air links, generally,...
... bilateral cooperation between Russia and Serbia, considering today’s international climate and the influence of third-party states on these relations. Looking forward, the paper also assesses the probability of Belgrade tagging onto the anti-Russian sanctions in the future.
The Prospects for Russian-Serbian Relations Amid Sanctions
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... of third countries may face administrative and even criminal prosecution by US authorities. In other words, Washington’s blocking sanctions extend far beyond US territory. Given the still-high role of American financial institutions in the global economy, US sanctions affect many countries. Even businesses in Russia-friendly jurisdictions are forced to take the threat of secondary sanctions seriously—that is, being added to the list of blocked persons for transactions with people and structures already ...
