This book examines sanctions as a political tool of influence and evaluates the efficacy of sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) against countries from

The European Union has devoted growing attention to sanctions since the entry into force of the Maastricht Treaty. In total, the Council has imposed Common Fore

The costs of military ventures and concern for human rights has increased the importance of international sanctions in the twenty fist century, but our knowledg

Systematically analyzes the impacts and the effectiveness of UN targeted sanctions over the past quarter century.

The effectiveness of sanctions cannot purely be measured by the way they change the behaviour of their intended target. The degree to which sanctions constrain