Nations and international organizations are increasingly using sanctions as a means to achieve their foreign policy aims. However, sanctions are ineffective if

Introduction -- Defining the terms -- Iraq -- Taking on Iran -- On sanctions imposition and pain -- Pressure begins on Iran -- On target response and resolve --

Peter van Bergeijk brings together 40 leading experts from all continents to analyze state-of-the-art data covering the sharp increase in (smart) sanctions in t

The first international history of the emergence of economic sanctions during the interwar period and the legacy of this development Economic sanctions dominate