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Economic sanctions are a widely discussed area. Several studies, both scientific reports and literature, have been published on the subject, and the topic still comes up for discussion in various debates on how to properly use or implement these to prevent and discourage regimes from actual means of armed conflict. Regardless of the debate, a recurring conclusion is that the sanctions as a whole do not work, or at least not in the design they have. This is either connected to the lack of pressure from those introducing them or, if in the wounds of man's constant search for the easiest way forward, circumventing the imposed sanctions.

This thesis again takes on the topic of economic sanctions, this time in a context where the bridge-building between economic and military historical science is also of interest. The discussion will revolve around the sanctions introduced in the wake of the Crimean annexation in 2014 and examine the case from a theoretical basis regarding the "effects vs efficiency" of the sanctions. The thesis aspires to provide a new picture in the discussion, even if it does not strive for groundbreaking new findings; however, this is rooted in a literary analysis of the debate incorporating both the economic research and the study of the military that was historically conducted. Thus, further, it demonstrates the weakness of sanctions and how they can backfire on one's side when they are incorrectly and imprecisely implemented.