رد الولايات المتحدة على الغزو الروسي لأوكرانيا

Year 2022, Volume: 11 Issue: 2, 59 - 78, 01.04.2022

Muhammet Koçak

Abstract

في أواخر فبراير 2022 تصاعدت التوترات بشأن أوكرانيا، حيث شنّت روسيا عملية عسكرية ضد دولة ذات سيادة؛ منتهكة بذلك المبادئ الأساسية للقانون الدولي. وعلى الرغم من الانسحاب الأمريكي من آسيا، إلا أن الولايات المتحدة أخذت تهديدات روسيا على محمل الجد، وحاولت حل التوترات دبلوماسيًّا، وعندما أخفقت الدبلوماسية، بدأت الولايات المتحدة في فرض عقوبات اقتصادية على روسيا، وتشجيعِ الدول الأخرى على فعل الشيء نفسه. تبحث هذه الدراسة مدى نجاح الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية في ردع روسيا من خلال العقوبات الاقتصادية، وتجادل بأن العقوبات ليست أدوات فعّالة في ردع روسيا، وقد تؤدي إلى نتائج عكسية من خلال تعزيز سلطة بوتين داخليًّا على النخبة والمجتمع الروسي.

Keywords

روسيا, الولايات المتحدة, أوكرانيا, العقوبات الاقتصادية

The United States' Response to The Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Abstract

In late February 2022, the tensions over Ukraine escalated. With a military operation to another sovereign nation, Russia has violated basic tenets of international law. Despite its retrenchment to Asia, the US has taken Russia’s threats seriously and made an attempt to resolve the tensions at the diplomacy table. When diplomacy failed, the US began to utilize punitive measures by levying economic sanctions on Russia and encouraging other nations to do the same. This article investigates to what extent the US succeeded in deterring Russia through economic sanctions. I argue that sanctions are not effective tools in deterring Russia. Moreover, they may even be counterproductive by strengthening Putin’s domestic power over the elite and the Russian society.

Keywords

Russia, USA, Ukraine, Economic Sanctions

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