PROBLEMS OF ENSURING FOOD SECURITY IN THE CONTEXT OF ECONOMIC SANCTIONS

Issue № 7, 2023, article № 14, pages 129-140

Language: Russian

Original language title: ПРОБЛЕМЫ ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЯ ПРОДОВОЛЬСТВЕННОЙ БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ В УСЛОВИЯХ ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИХ САНКЦИЙ

Keywords: FOOD SECURITY, AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRI-FOOD MARKETS, ECONOMIC SANCTIONS, MEASURES OF ADAPTATION AND COUNTERACTION TO SANCTIONS, STATE REGULATION, AGRI-FOOD PRODUCTS, RUSSIA, FOREIGN COUNTRIES, CUBA, CHINA, USA

Abstract: In the context of geopolitical tensions, the application of international economic sanctions and discussions about their effectiveness and impact on food security are at the epicenter of international politics. The problem of assessing the degree of vulnerability of the economies of countries to which sanctions were previously applied and are currently in force, including in relation to Russia, has recently acquired particular relevance. The United States continues to actively use sanctions and trade embargoes in international relations and pressure on many countries, including socialist ones. China and Cuba are under the influence of US sanctions pressure, which has had an impact on ensuring the food security of these states. Mainly financial and trade sanctions were imposed on China by the United States, and a multi-year trade and economic embargo is applied against Cuba. In relation to Cuba as a "rogue state", the United States has been implementing a policy of strict international isolation for more than 60 years. Taking into account the varying degrees of sanctions pressure exerted on countries and the conditions for the development of the agricultural sector, China demonstrates successful counteraction to US sanctions pressure and steady growth in economic indicators, Cuba, on the contrary, applies measures to adapt to economic sanctions, the country's economy is extremely vulnerable to a tightening of the embargo. The article examines alternative measures and the results of countering sanctions in both countries, China's anti-sanctions measures have shown the greatest effectiveness. Currently, in the context of increasing sanctions pressure on Russia, the experience of Cuba as the country most affected by US sanctions and its measures to ensure food security in these conditions is of great interest

Authors: Prokhorenko Oksana Sergeevna, CHerkasova Olga Vladimirovna