The effectiveness of United Nations targeted sanctions

Biersteker, Thomas J.; Tourinho, Marcos; Eckert, Sue E.

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“…While there is yet to draw conclusions on the multilateral activity on sanctions, there were steps in this direction. For instance, the TSC databases have received a thorough review (Biersteker et al, 2016). It resulted that the UN sanctions have detached step by step from isolation, being customized gradually to specificity.…”

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“…According to the 2016 review of UN sanctions, the sanctions are more effective when combined. It is thought that a successful combination of factors for effective sanctions comprises in almost half of the cases weapon bans, travel limitations and assets freeze (Biersteker et al, 2016). Iran has clearly received a combined strategy for sanctions.…”

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The impact of international economic sanctions on national economies. The Islamic Republic of Iran - a case in point

Caba-Maria

Radu-Cristian

2020

Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence

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This paper explores the impact of economic sanctions on national economies, with specific focus on Iran. It starts by conceptualizing sanctions in the set of economic policies and include them in the framework of economic statecraft, according to literature available. Several hypotheses that attempt to anticipate the form of sanctions are advanced, according to the intensity of geopolitical competition among the states. The analysis uses the case study of the regime of United States’ sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Tehran and P5+1 powers (the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany) agreed on a deal regulating the nuclear program of Iran - Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, meaning that Iran would reduce its nuclear activities drastically in exchange of lifting economic sanctions. In spite of the initial enthusiasm, United States announced in May 2018 the unilateral withdrawal from the deal and reinstating the sanctions regime, spiking new tensions in the relation with Iran. As a result, the paper discusses the context in which Iran tries to pursue economic goals in order to ensure resilience, while the US imposes more pressure. In addition, the study also approaches the dilemma whether sanctions can ultimately generate political answers and at what costs. In this context, it is identifying several alternatives in the Iranian case, together with noting the limits of conceptual refinements in terms of sanctions’ theory.

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The impact of international economic sanctions on national economies. The Islamic Republic of Iran - a case in point

Caba-Maria

Radu-Cristian

2020

Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence

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“…Following consultations with relevant stakeholders and drawing on the expertise of a growing number of scholars and practitioners worldwide, the TSC project began with an international workshop to review the state of knowledge about targeted sanctions and to develop a common framework for analysis (Biersteker 2009). The inclusion of policymakers in the design of the research from the outset ensured a concerted focus on understanding how targeted sanctions have operated in practice and could be made more effective.…”

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“…Much of the analysis and general description of the database that is introduced in this section is derived from Biersteker, Eckert, Tourinho, and Hudakova (2013 Sudan 1 and 2,and the Taliban. 4.…”

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The Politics of Leverage in International Relations

2015

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“…As a consequence of the devastating humanitarian effects of the comprehensive sanctions against Iraq in the early 1990s, senders now almost exclusively utilize targeted sanctions (Drezner 2011). In contrast to comprehensive sanctions, which treat nations as unitary actors, these measures target particular individuals or groups (for an overview Biersteker et al 2005). However, existing research has rarely analyzed the specific effects that targeted sanctions exert on the power base in autocratic countries subjected to them (Brzoska 2001;Cortright and Lopez 2002;Drezner 2011;Eriksson 2011;Peksen and Drury 2010;Tostensen and Bull 2002).…”

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Sanctions and Democratization in the Post-Cold War Era

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Wahman

2013

SSRN Journal

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Previous research, which has focused mostly on pre-1990 dynamics, has shown that sanctions have a negative impact on the level of democracy in targeted authoritarian countries. Given this finding, it is puzzling that democratization has become the most common goal of sanctions issued against authoritarian states. This paper studies how sanctions have affected democratization in targeted countries since the end of the Cold War and asks whether "democratic sanctions," those that explicitly aim to promote democracy, are in fact counterproductive. Contrary to the earlier research, this analysis demonstrates that sanctions do not generally decrease the level of democracy in targeted countries. Using a new data set covering sanctions for the period 1990-2010 and cross-sectional time-series analysis, the study shows that sanctions have an insignificant but positive democratic effect. More importantly, it finds that "democratic sanctions" have a statistically significant positive effect on democratic development in targeted countries. This positive outcome can be explained by the smaller selection effect associated with this specific sanction type. The high cost of conceding to "democratic sanctions" makes authoritarian regimes less likely to give in to senders' demands before sanctions are implemented. The high-cost argument is corroborated by a supplementary test that demonstrates that democratic sanctions in particular make authoritarian institutions and rulers more instable.

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The effectiveness of United Nations targeted sanctions

Cited by 28 publications

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The impact of international economic sanctions on national economies. The Islamic Republic of Iran - a case in point

The impact of international economic sanctions on national economies. The Islamic Republic of Iran - a case in point

The Politics of Leverage in International Relations

Sanctions and Democratization in the Post-Cold War Era

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