The European Union and Belarus: Sanctions and Partnership?
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
The present article discusses the evolution of the European Union (EU) sanctions imposed in response to authoritarianism in Belarus in an attempt to ascertain the impact of these measures on the limited rapprochement that took place in the period 2008–2010. It is argued that despite the mostly non-economic character of the measures levied by the EU, the Belarusian steps towards compliance were motivated by economic rationales. The EU's responsiveness to these measures reveals its nature as an accommodating negotiator of its own sanctions regimes.
Keywords
sanctions, European Union, Belarus, political economy
Discipline
Eastern European Studies | International Relations
Research Areas
Political Science
Publication
Comparative European Politics
Volume
9
Issue
4
First Page
486
Last Page
505
ISSN
1472-4790
Identifier
10.1057/cep.2011.13
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Citation
PORTELA, Clara.(2011). The European Union and Belarus: Sanctions and Partnership?. Comparative European Politics, 9(4), 486-505.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1015
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1057/cep.2011.13