Easier In Than Out: The Protracted Process of Ending Sanctions
Abstract: With the proliferation of sanctions after the end of the Cold War, sanctions termination has also become a ubiquitous phenomenon. Of the 292 sanctions cases since 1990, around 85 per cent had been lifted as of 2018. Purportedly unsuccessful sanctions - such as the European Union's restrictive measures against Russia over Ukraine - often provoke intense political debate about their potential removal. Less than half of imposed sanctions end with some degree of target compliance. For example, trade and financial restrictions imposed on Iran over its nuclear programme were lifted after the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action significantly restricted the country’s levels of uranium enrichment. In contrast, the EU resumed development aid to Sudan even though the regime remained notorious for its human rights violations. Policymakers must thus regularly decide whether to hold onto measures that do not lead to a policy change or to capitulate and lift them. These considerations are not only
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource, 10 S.
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Englisch
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begutachtet
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GIGA Focus Global ; Bd. 5
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Wirtschaft
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Mannheim
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SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
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2019
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Hamburg
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GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien
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2019
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GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-65205-3
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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25.03.2025, 13:55 MEZ
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Beteiligte
- Attia, Hana
- Grauvogel, Julia
- GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien
- SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
Entstanden
- 2019