Economic Sanctions: The Absent Instrument for NATO Dealing with Emerging Challenges

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Economic sanctions are not an instrument in policy toolbox of NATO in present. Most member states of NATO unilaterally, or through the EU, apply their own sanctions based on national legislation. Examining Western sanctions against Russia since Russo-Ukraine War, the effectiveness of economic sanctions has been undermined by Russia, which exploits non-EU membership of NATO as a loophole to evasion. NATO's commitment to European collective security is devoided and then, both in terms of capacity and credibility, in absence of coherent sanctions policy. Kremlin exploits mislabeled “NATO sanctions” as disinformation resources for hybrid war against alliance.
Effectiveness of sanctions has been questioned for failing to thwart what war launched by Putin and deter escalation. However, economic sanctions are in the middle of war and words, which are clearly already punishing Russia’s economy. The longer war lasts, the more effect sanctions will have on Russian economy. The question addressed is economic sanctions how to be compatible with NATO’s traditional role and where it did not have much experience or expertise. For the latter, the restrictive measures (sanctions) of EU are valuable assets for NATO under the legal-binding relation framework of NATO-EU strategic partnership. The mutually reinforcing strategic partnership contributes to strengthening security in Europe and beyond through sharing economic coercion means.
This contribution outlines NATO’s options for sanctions in the context of strategic rival among great powers. The first section provides a political-legal framework for legality of international sanctions within alliances. Section 2 is the lessons and experiences of economic sanctions drawn through Russo-Ukraine war. Section 3 focuses on the accessibility and availability of economic sanctions under the evolution of EU-NATO strategic partnership in predictable future.
Originele taal-2English
TitelBritish International Studies Association
Aantal pagina's3
StatusAccepted/In press - 2024
EvenementBISA 2024 Conference: Whose International Studies? - Hyatt Hotel/Centenary Square, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Duur: 5 jun 20247 jun 2024
https://conference.bisa.ac.uk/

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ConferenceBISA 2024 Conference: Whose International Studies?
Land/RegioUnited Kingdom
StadBirmingham
Periode5/06/247/06/24
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