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Coordinated Rapid Use Of All Economic Tools
- The coalition deployed a full "buffet" of US economic tools at unprecedented speed to pressure Russia.
- Julia Friedlander highlights a rapid, multilateral campaign combining blocking sanctions, export controls, and central bank measures within days.
Central Bank Measures Can Trigger Sovereign Crisis
- Freezing central bank reserves and cutting transactions rapidly turns sanctions into a currency and sovereign crisis risk.
- Friedlander says this matches financial timelines to military timelines to try to bankrupt a country quickly.
Export Controls Aimed At Long Term Military Degradation
- Export controls were repurposed broadly to degrade Russia's military-industrial base over time.
- Rachel Ziemba notes multiple countries joined restrictions on technology, aerospace, and minerals, not just narrow US targets.