Sanctions Policy: Methodology, Directions, and Forecasting | Tamara Ivanova
For decades, sanctions against one country, specific industries and individuals have been a powerful tool in the hands of other countries. Introduced in rounds and packages, intended to be far-reaching, with painful restrictions applied to industries and individuals, sanctions are supposed to – and DO – lead to a shrink of economy and production in many industrial sectors and negative effect on a country’s tax revenues. The toolbox is quite varied – price caps, blocking and secondary sanctions, travel bans, assets freeze. And, without a doubt, they do cause harm – but to what extent? And do they hurt the imposing parties as well?
This complex course offers a platform for students to learn about sanctions policies and tools - utilized by the EU, the USA and the UK - but more importantly, akin to the Valdai Discussion Club, to reflect upon the essence of sanctions policies in terms of their complex nature, from the standpoint of economics, law and international relations, and through the prism of several countries – Russia, Iran, North Korea, etc.
Tamara Ivanova received a Master's Degree in International Financial Law in Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She has more than 20 years of legal and management experience in international Oil&Gas and service companies from the USA, Canada, UK, UAE, Russia, Kazakhstan and Georgia. Her teaching experience includes universities of Russia, (MGIMO, Academy of Economics and Law) and the UAE (Oriental Academy, Dubai). Also Tamara is a practicing lawyer in international law companies.
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