- Emil Avdaliani
- November 11, 2018
- Paper No. 1002
Russia has been subjected to numerous economic sanctions from Western countries that have tried to compel it to abandon its interventions across the former Soviet space. Although sanctions harm Russiaโs economy and raise discontent among the population, they are unlikely to change Moscowโs behavior. Russiaโs history shows that it is only military pressure that influences it to change.