On February 24, 2022, Russia launched an unprovoked attack on Ukraine, committing war crimes and setting off the largest conflagration in Europe since the Second World War. Yet despite the obvious justification for an international response to naked aggression, the economic sanctions undertaken against Russia have garnered tepid support. Two-thirds of the world’s population resides in countries that have chosen not to join the sanctioning coalition, and the impact of the sanctions has fallen short of what advocates envisioned.
Countries may be reluctant to join a sanctioning coalition for… …read more
