Question
I have a question. Now, the United Nations, when it disagrees with the actions of a government, usually tries to change that governments' behavior by imposing sanctions. Then, when the government refuses to cooperate, they...impose more sanctions. They continue to do this until the government in question cooperates. From what I've seen, this usually doesn't happen.
My question is (and feel free to answer if you can help me), do UN sanctions ever actually work?
My question is (and feel free to answer if you can help me), do UN sanctions ever actually work?
posted by Derek at 1:29 AM
2 Comments:
here's a good article on the topic. It answers your question, "Yes":
"The Yugoslav example is an important case for understanding the requirements for effective enforcement and the significant role sanctions can play in bargaining dynamics. The 1991-early 1994 sanctions were weak. The 1994-1995 sanctions regime was a success because of the highly effective monitoring and enforcement procedures that were developed. In contrast, the 1998 arms embargo was limited and halfhearted in its implementation."
The author goes on to conclude that the devil is in the details. Sanctions can work, but usually don't because of how they are implemented.
Sanctions do work but that depends on who is being sanctioned. When people are pushed their pride will be their fall. A fool is always wise in their own eyes.
I say, if one bends to sanctions from the UN what case does the "main" pusher of the sanction have against that country. Libya is a good example of this and Iraq is another bad example.
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