War, Sanctions, Deglobalization: Which Comes First?

Abstract We argue that the war in Ukraine and the instrument of sanctions should be framed into a long trend – from globalization and the international imbalances it generates, to the subsequent “de-globalizing” movement –, which had a paramount role in the preparation for the war. The protagonists...

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Main Authors: Emiliano Brancaccio, Andrea Califano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais 2023-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-73292023000100204&tlng=en
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description Abstract We argue that the war in Ukraine and the instrument of sanctions should be framed into a long trend – from globalization and the international imbalances it generates, to the subsequent “de-globalizing” movement –, which had a paramount role in the preparation for the war. The protagonists of the conflict are more properly identified with the two blocs of states whose economies are anchored either to the United States or China, respectively the major debtor and the major creditor of the world. In this context, the distinction between sanctions and protectionist policies is increasingly blurred, while both are growingly intertwined with defence policy.
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spelling doaj.art-4fdf09876f634d96a7d2cbebf25da3692023-06-30T10:55:51ZengInstituto Brasileiro de Relações InternacionaisRevista Brasileira de Política Internacional1983-31212023-06-0166110.1590/0034-7329202300104War, Sanctions, Deglobalization: Which Comes First?Emiliano Brancacciohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7765-3892Andrea Califanohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8942-7358Abstract We argue that the war in Ukraine and the instrument of sanctions should be framed into a long trend – from globalization and the international imbalances it generates, to the subsequent “de-globalizing” movement –, which had a paramount role in the preparation for the war. The protagonists of the conflict are more properly identified with the two blocs of states whose economies are anchored either to the United States or China, respectively the major debtor and the major creditor of the world. In this context, the distinction between sanctions and protectionist policies is increasingly blurred, while both are growingly intertwined with defence policy.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-73292023000100204&tlng=enCentralizationDiscriminatory protectionismFriend-shoringGlobalizationSanctionsUkraine war
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War, Sanctions, Deglobalization: Which Comes First?
Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional
Centralization
Discriminatory protectionism
Friend-shoring
Globalization
Sanctions
Ukraine war
title War, Sanctions, Deglobalization: Which Comes First?
title_full War, Sanctions, Deglobalization: Which Comes First?
title_fullStr War, Sanctions, Deglobalization: Which Comes First?
title_full_unstemmed War, Sanctions, Deglobalization: Which Comes First?
title_short War, Sanctions, Deglobalization: Which Comes First?
title_sort war sanctions deglobalization which comes first
topic Centralization
Discriminatory protectionism
Friend-shoring
Globalization
Sanctions
Ukraine war
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