Europe Is Sanctioning Its Way Into Economic Irrelevance
Europe apparently believes it can sanction the entire world into submission. Eight countries outside the European Union have now agreed to align themselves with Brussels’ latest sanctions against Belarus: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, a
Source: Armstrong Economics
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DW NOTE
Europe now sanctions eight non-EU Balkan and Nordic states for insufficient enthusiasm about Belarus policy. The expansion of coercive trade policy to non-members suggests Brussels has mistaken regulatory reach for geopolitical weight — a confusion that ends badly when your energy imports depend on countries you're lecturing.