Do Economic Sanction Work

Economic sanctions are restrictions or penalties a country (mostly economic hegemon) or group of countries put on another country mostly to influence its policies.

Does sanction work?

Firstly when a country sanctions another country it may come in the form of trade barriers, assets freezing, financial sanctions like prohibiting transfer of funds or complete embargo like importing or exporting goods from the country.

Do countries go ahead and carry out those treats? Yes of course as we've seen with the United States against countries like

Iran
North Korea
Russia

Let's take a look at Iran

The United States sanctioned them for several reasons but mainly because of their nuclear programs due to the fears that they may threaten global security

But the question is has Iran stopped their Nuclear programs after all the harsh sanctions the answer is No.

Another country that was sanctioned by the United States is North Korea for mostly the same reason as Iran
Some of North Korea sanctions include

Ban on trade
Assets freezing and travel ban for North Korea leaders
Restrictions on financial transactions and access to international banks

But after all these sanctions did North Korea stop their nuclear programs the answer also is no

Same with Russia they invaded Ukraine and was sanctioned by the United States and several European countries but did they stop their military actions on Ukraine the answer is no

The purpose of sanction is to influence or pressure the government to change some policies and decisions of their countries.

If the purpose is not achieved does the decision make sense.

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