International sanctions as a tool of soft power: the case of the invasion of Crimea and the application of the «global magnitsky act»

Abstract

International sanctions, as mechanisms for a peaceful settlement, have since the end of The Cold War become a widely used tool in global politics to try to prevent, reorder or counteract the activities of states, companies/organizations, or individuals, when such activities are supposed to threaten the internal security of a state. To this have been added actions related to the violation of basic human rights. This paper studies the sanctions established in the framework of US-Russia relations in 2014 due to the unilateral accession of Crimea by Russia and those arising from human rights violations or corruption in connection with the 2016 U.S. election campaign.