Abstract
The Russian parliament authorized the use of military force in Ukraine in March, 2014, ostensibly to protect “Russian interests,” and soon thereafter, Russia seized the entire Crimean region from Ukraine and annexed it into the Russian Federation. The United States and Europe have refused military intervention in the region, instead relying on legal measures, or “lawfare,” including economic sanctions against both Russian nationals and Russian businesses, including government entities. Economic sanctions, which have become the United States’ foreign policy tool of choice, often have unintended consequences. This comment acknowledges the advantages of economic sanctions, while explaining the frequent unintended consequences flowing from their use. The comment argues that economic sanctions should not be United States’ first option to implement foreign policy objections.
Recommended Citation
Nicholas Martin,
All Is Fair in Law and Warfare in the Ukrainian Crisis: A Look at the Growing Increase of Economic Sanctions as a Weapon of War and the Effects on the International Community,
40
S. Ill. U. L.J.
323
(2015).
Available at:
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/siulj/vol40/iss2/9