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In regards to trade barriers, research one of the following countries: Iran, Russia, North Korea, or Cuba. What trade barriers have been imposed on the country you chose? Why was this country punished economically? Were these restrictions effective? Explain.(10 points) keep it as short as possible
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Country: Russia
What barriers were imposed:
- Wide-ranging international sanctions since 2014 and sharply expanded after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine: asset freezes and travel bans on officials/oligarchs; exclusion of many Russian banks from SWIFT; export controls on high‑tech goods, dual‑use items and defense components; restrictions on access to Western finance and capital markets; bans/limits on imports of Russian oil, coal and other goods by the EU, US and allies; freezing of a large portion of Russia’s foreign reserves.
Why punished economically:
- To punish and deter Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea (2014) and the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, plus related human-rights abuses and destabilizing actions.
Were the restrictions effective?
- Partially. Sanctions inflicted significant economic pain (capital flight, inflation, loss of Western technology, reduced GDP growth) and constrained some military supply chains. But Russia adapted by capital controls, import substitution, and redirecting trade to China, India and other partners, and energy revenues have remained sizable—so sanctions raised the cost of aggression but did not force a policy reversal.
What barriers were imposed:
- Wide-ranging international sanctions since 2014 and sharply expanded after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine: asset freezes and travel bans on officials/oligarchs; exclusion of many Russian banks from SWIFT; export controls on high‑tech goods, dual‑use items and defense components; restrictions on access to Western finance and capital markets; bans/limits on imports of Russian oil, coal and other goods by the EU, US and allies; freezing of a large portion of Russia’s foreign reserves.
Why punished economically:
- To punish and deter Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea (2014) and the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, plus related human-rights abuses and destabilizing actions.
Were the restrictions effective?
- Partially. Sanctions inflicted significant economic pain (capital flight, inflation, loss of Western technology, reduced GDP growth) and constrained some military supply chains. But Russia adapted by capital controls, import substitution, and redirecting trade to China, India and other partners, and energy revenues have remained sizable—so sanctions raised the cost of aggression but did not force a policy reversal.
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