The Tactics of Economic Sanctions: Measures Short of War
Abstract
The post cold war era offers new challenges to those formulating national security policies. Some analysts have argued that economic measures are growing in significance and that economic strength and prosperity will be the new sources of power in the coming decades. This paper examines one aspect of this use of economic strength, that of economic sanctions. The study points out that economic sanctions operate in an extremely complex environment and that in order to analyze their use and effectiveness, it is important to view them systemically. As such, the paper offers a conceptual model that captures the major features of this process. The paper then further analyzes sanctions with the use of this model, focusing on potential policy goals for sanctions and effects on the targeted state and the imposing state. The study concludes that sanctions, while certainly an important addition to the statecraft process, will continue to play only a limited role in the national security process.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 15, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA251445
Entities
People
- Hans A. Van Winkle
Organizations
- United States Army War College