Board #39 - Why did the 2014 and 2022 smart sanctions against Russian oligarchs fail to achieve their intended political objectives?

• In Event: 74-310 - Poster Session: Trade, Globalization & Economic Inequality

Brief Overview

The problem I aim to address is why the 2014 and 2022 sanctions targeting Russia's tycoons failed to achieve their intended political objectives. I will do so by looking into whether the assumptions behind the sanctions were reasonable to begin with.

Author

• Sonya Dymova, Northwestern University