... frequent use, most efforts to apply economic sanctions have failed. This is why many have questioned their effectiveness. Why is failure so prevalent? And why have economic sanctions become the weapon of choice in diplomatic confrontations in the wake of the Cold War? I will look at this, based on the use of sanctions against South Africa in the apartheid years. The ... history. In the case of South Africa, it illustrates the ability of sanctions to produce policy dividends. To force an end to apartheid the United Nations implemented a voluntary arms and oil embargo in 1963 against Sout...

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