The sanctions strategy is flawed. To defeat Putin, you have to know how the Kremlin works, Olga Chyzh . She researches political violence and repressive regimes, and is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto
Since this article was published when sanctions were supposed to be targeting the oligarchs there is an increasing focus on stopping oil flows the revenue from which is paying for the war, just as oil revenues are allowing Saudi Arabia to lead a war in Yemen
The role of oil and coal in autocratic power is rounded up in this article; Putin’s war shows autocracies and fossil fuels go hand in hand. Here’s how to tackle both, Bill McKibben 11 April