... eager for sanction renewal. However, the aftermath of the recently renewed sanctions may be a major step in ending this cycle. Growing voices championing Sudan sanction removal reflect the desire of some Council Members (notably Russia, China, and the Global South) to revisit and modify the UNSC’s general approach to sanctions (avoiding endless renewals, incorporating interests of concerned state, etc.) that better reflects the spirit of multipolarity and international norms. In the case of Sudan, this means a complete reevaluation of the criteria for sanction removal,...
... national defense industry. Moreover, in 2023 there was a fast recovery in household consumption after a downturn a year earlier.
The pressure of Western sanctions was steadily increasing not only on Russia itself, but also on its key partners in the Global South through various instruments of ‘secondary sanctions’; however, this pressure did not prevent a continuous rise of Russia’s trade with China (up to USD 240 billion) and India (USD 65 billion).
According to the very recent data released by President Vladimir Putin, in the first half of 2024,...
Despite calls from the United Nations, the Global North does not deem it necessary to change its sanctions policies
March 2021 marks a year since the World Health Organization announced that the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 had turned into a pandemic. Despite the highly negative socioeconomic consequences it had for the international ...
