War by Other Means

This book is required reading to grasp the dynamics of economic sanctions. Drawing on recent Western sanctions imposed on the Russian economy, it provides a persuasive corrective to the dominant perspective that sanctions undermine target countries.

-Immanuel Ness, Chairperson and Professor of Political Science, Brooklyn College, NY.

This is an outstanding contribution to the literature. It provides a comprehensive and balanced analysis of the role of sanctions in the contemporary era.

-Alan W. Cafruny, Henry Bristol Professor of International Affairs, Department of Government, Hamilton College, USA.

This important study shows how Russia has survived being the most sanctioned country in the world by reorienting its trade towards the East and creating import-substitution policies and investment in local industries.

-Jeremy Kuzmarov, author of The Russians are Coming, Again: The First Cold War as Tragedy, the Second as Farce.

A timely contribution to the growing sanctions literature that urges policy adjustment to new geopolitical realities.

-Dr. Ksenia Kirkham, Lecturer in the Department of War Studies, King's College London.

This book analyses the goals of Western sanctions imposed on Russia from 2014 to 2023. It explores the effects of sanctions on the Russian economy and its political course, as well as the repercussions of the sanctions to the senders and third parties, including spillover effects on neighboring countries and boomerang effects on the senders. While sanctions can be considered relatively effective in terms of economic consequences, the Russian economy is far from being crushed. Importantly, sanctions proved to be ineffective as an instrument of foreign policy. They have failed to alter Moscow's resolve to continue its military operation and are unlikely to change it in the near future.

Dr. Angela Borozna is Adjunct Professor at California State University, Fullerton.

Dr. Lada V. Kochtcheeva is Professor of Political Science in the School of Public and International Affairs at the North Carolina State University.

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Dr. Angela Borozna is Adjunct Professor at California State University, Fullerton. She holds a Ph.D. in political science from the Graduate Center, City University of New York, USA, and a Master's degree in finance from George Washington University, USA. Her current research interests focus on Russian foreign policy, economic sanctions, Arctic policy, the political economy of Russia, and Russia's strategic culture. She is the author of the book The Sources of Russian Foreign Policy Assertiveness, published with Palgrave Macmillan in 2022. She previously worked for several finance companies in London, New York, and San Francisco.

Dr. Lada V. Kochtcheeva is Professor of Political Science in the School of Public and International Affairs at the North Carolina State University. Her research speaks to the theories of governance, globalization, policy innovation, comparative public policy, government-society relations, environmental regulation, and post-communist politics, especially Russian politics. She has conducted research in the United States and abroad, including the UNEP, state agencies, research institutes, and think tanks. She is the author of two books, Russian Politics and Response to Globalization (Palgrave) and Comparative Environmental Regulation in the United States and Russia: Institutions, Flexible Instruments, and Governance (SUNY).