There is growing policy consensus in Washington and other Western capitals that economic
sanctions are powerful tools to cope with major foreign policy crises. Are sanctions …

This essay reviews the literature and origins of the targeted sanctions framework. The
development of smart sanctions has solved many of the political problems that prior efforts at …

In this paper, we draw on established theoretical work to analyze empirically which
segments of the population in the target states bear the most cost when economic sanctions …

A dictator's motivation for using repression is fairly clear, but why some repress more than
others or favor particular types of repressive strategies is less obvious. Using statistical …

In order to explain why successes of economic sanctions predominantly occur in the first two
years of a sanction episode, we analyse the dynamic economic and political impact of an …

Although international sanctions are a widely used instrument of coercion, their economic
effects are still not well-understood. This study uses a novel dataset and an event study …

What are the electoral consequences of attempts by great powers to intervene in a partisan
manner in another country's elections? Great powers frequently deploy partisan electoral …

Despite the frequent use of economic and military-specific sanctions against countries
affected by civil conflicts, little is known about the possible impact that these coercive tools …

When do international non-governmental organizations like Oxfam or Human Rights Watch
actually work? Help or Harm: The Human Security Effects of International NGOs answers …

В 2014 г. страны Европейского союза, США и ряд других государств ввели
экономические санкции против России. Для противодействия санкциям необходимо …