<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This article analyzes and discusses the objectives of the sanctions implemented by the European Union against Russia and Russian countermeasures against EU member states in 2014-2015, by comparing the official aims with the options expressed in theoretical debates and experiences gained from historical lessons. In principle, the study seeks an answer to the question: what could be realistically achieved as a result of the current form of restricted sanctions and what stays beyond their reach. Methodologically, this article focuses on the evaluation of the ability of theoretical models to explain the logic of anti-Russian sanctions and debates the options of the outcomes of current formation of sanctions in light of theoretical models.</p></abstract>

This article analyzes and discusses the objectives of the sanctions implemented by the European Union against Russia and Russian countermeasures against EU member states in 2014-2015, by comparing the official aims with the options expressed in theoretical debates and experiences gained from historical lessons. In principle, the study seeks an answer to the question: what could be realistically achieved as a result of the current form of restricted sanctions and what stays beyond their reach. Methodologically, this article focuses on the evaluation of the ability of theoretical models to explain the logic of anti-Russian sanctions and debates the options of the outcomes of current formation of sanctions in light of theoretical models.

Lessons From The EU-Russia Sanctions 2014-2015

Estonian National Defence College, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Chair of Strategic Studies (Estonia)

Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Logistics and Transportation (Estonia)

Baltic Journal of Law & Politics

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This article analyzes and discusses the objectives of the sanctions implemented by the European Union against Russia and Russian countermeasures against EU...

Lessons From The EU-Russia Sanctions 2014-2015

Published Online: Oct 05, 2015

Page range: 165 - 194

Received: Jul 10, 2015

Accepted: Aug 28, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjlp-2015-0015

Keywords
Sanctions, conditionality, European Union, Russia, Ukraine

© Viljar Veebel et al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Lessons From The EU-Russia Sanctions 2014-2015

Published Online: Oct 05, 2015

Page range: 165 - 194

Received: Jul 10, 2015

Accepted: Aug 28, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjlp-2015-0015

KeywordsSanctions, conditionality, European Union, Russia, Ukraine

© Viljar Veebel et al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Sanctions, conditionality, European Union, Russia, Ukraine