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Sanctions

Today when tensions arise, sanctions become the favorite tool for American diplomacy. We are currently seeing this in Iraq and other countries. .
             The United States has learned a couple of ideas over the years from issuing sanctions. The first idea is that sanctions seldom achieve the desired change in the conduct of foreign countries. This basically states that Woodrow Wilson was wrong because he said countries are usually in sight of surrender. Hufbauer's book stated that one in five sanctions actually work in some form. Some of the most recent successes were in Columbia and South Africa. The sanctions imposed weren't the only factor for why these countries were a success but it did play a role. Another important idea is that Democratic countries, where the elite cares a lot about what the rest of the world thinks are far more affected by sanctions than authoritarian countries. One consequence of this is that the financial sanction imposed may topple a democratic government and let authoritative figures move in. .
             The second idea we have learned is that it is nave to think of sanctions as a substitute for force when dealing with authoritarian powers. I say this because sanctions in authoritarian countries have never really worked and the only thing that has really worked is military force such as in Iraq, Panama and Haiti. One thing that needs to be changed is that United State Presidents see sanctions as isolated measures and not part of a plan that emphasizes the use of diplomatic protests then shifting to economic sanctions and if this still hasn't worked military intervention would be used. The result of keeping sanctions separate and disconnected is that a lot of countries look at us as bluffing and if they can withstand sanctions they don't have to fear a surprise attack. .
             The third lesson we have learned is that economic sanctions can inflict pain on innocent people while at the same time not weaken the leaders of these countries.


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1. U.N. Sanctions on Iraq

... , water, shelter and safety (Gordon 18). Opponents have argued that the humanitarian directives of the United Nations should determine the opposition to the sanctions that have left many women, children, poor, elderly and sick without basic needs and has resulted in considerably human suffering (Gordon 18). The ... is severe. Voices in the Wilderness, an antisanctions activist group based in Chicago, has used the figure of 1 million children dead from the sanctions; the Iraqi government claims 4,000-5,000 deaths per month of children under 5. Even US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright ...

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2. Sanctions

... it usually takes on, are "deliberate government actions to inflict economic deprivation on a target state or society, through the limitation or cessation of customary economic relations". Economic sanctions are an increasingly popular way of economic statecraft available to governments. It is an alternative to applying military force; it is enacted to express outrage and to change the ... African mineral reserves, the US attitude towards South Africa was of special concern to the opponents of apartheid. The question was asked, who would be the victims of international sanctions: South A...

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3. Lifting of UN Sanctions on Iraq

... and nuclear weapons, largely by reducing, and in some cases, eliminating foreign trade. While intending to just keep Iraq from attacking other nations, the sanctions had even farther-reaching effects than the UN could have foreseen. Before sanctions were placed, Iraq had an army of nearly four million men, and was a world leader in health care and education. After NATO troops left ... Iraq, the nation's educational and medical worlds were left in a standstill. Nearly just three months after the first sanctions were put in place, economic sanctions were enforced to completely cut all for...

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4. Iran and the Effectiveness of Sanctions

... be adapted for military purposes, such as scuba gear. The US opposed Iranian loans from the World Bank, formally declaring Iran a "Sponsor of International Terrorism". These sanctions persisted throughout the Reagan administration, leading to the ban on all US imports in Iran. President Bill Clinton expanded US sanctioning of Iran, banning all US participation in the Iranian ... was discovered. This prompted a tightening of Nuclear restrictions by the UN and accusations from the US that Iran was attempting to construct Weapons of Mass Destruction. The effectiveness of sanctions in negoti...

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5. Sanctions Against Iraq

... light, hesitation seems a bit more logical toward the idea of this sort of peace between many nations. It was ten years ago that sanctions were places on Iraq. The causes of them being set in the first place were the actions by Saddam Hussein around the time of the ... purposes (Getzlaff 1)." So what was the open window given to Iraq that was previously mentioned? It's called Resolution 1284, which would lift the economic sanctions placed on Iraq if Baghdad took in a new system of monitoring and inspection (Williams 1). As long as the Iraqi concerted with the inspectors of ... the UNMOVI...

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6. Intermediate Sanctions in Society

... to remain in the community to be punished and receive services. The offender must comply with all the court conditions. Every state utilizes some type of intermediate sanctions for their offender caseload. Intermediate sanctions have become a popular choice in the recent decade for dealing with offenders. Over crowded prisons, financial hardships within the states budget and the increasing need for ... boot camps. This sentencing alternative allows an increased level of surveillance and control of the offender. Society tends to be more willing to accept these offenders into their commun...

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7. Ukrainian Disagreement on Russian Sanctions

... citizens have died in the Ukrainian conflict since then. On the 17th of November, European Union officials, along with representatives from the United States, met to establish sanctions for the Ukrainian separatists, while keeping the sanctions on Russia stagnant. The violence has continued to accelerate. The decision to work towards a comprise was pronounced a few days after pro-Russian rebels killed 9 members ... of the deal, but continues to be broken on a regular basis. The Ukraine has met with European Union ministers, in order to discuss the impending sanctions against the pro-Rus...

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8. Mali Rebel Leader Faces Economic Sanctions

Heeding to the threats of crippling sanctions, junior officer Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo agreed to hold a national convention to decide on a transitional government that would ultimately reinstate the democratic government that previously reigned. Sanogo overthrew Mali's former ... , which have never fallen in any rebellions (New York Times). Since the riots, Mali's neighbors have given the country three days to restore order or they will enforce severe economic sanctions, close trade borders, and freeze funding from the regional central bank. "We will work with other leaders as soon as possi...

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9. Obama Defends His Energy Policy Despite Rising Gas Prices

... increasing prices this time of year, the unusual skyrocketing rates can be attributed to the tensions in the Middle East, where Iran threatened to retaliate against the West following their sanctions over its nuclear program (Landler). President Obama's energy policies involve a combination of increasing domestic production of oil while also reducing our reliance on gasoline via tougher automotive emission standards, a tactic ... ...

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