Serving U.S. National Interests in 2025: The Viability of Unilateral Economic Sanctions.

Abstract

This study provides a framework for consideration of unilateral economic sanctions to serve U.S. national interests in 2025. Its futuristic 2025 setting anticipates a muted multipolar world in which U.S. defense policy relies on technological superiority. Given such a global environment, the following questions assume strategic import: What is a unilateral economic sanction? What is a successful unilateral economic sanction? What procedures ensure coordination between the Executive and Legislative Branches for the consideration and imposition of unilateral economic sanctions? Answers to these questions offer a deliberate and disciplined approach for the imposition of unilateral economic sanctions that can successfully serve U.S. interests. This analysis also addresses the timing of economic sanctions and the formulation of policy goals sought in considering and implementing such sanctions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 05, 1999
Accession Number
ADA364268

Entities

People

  • Robert A. Vaul Jr

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Economic Sanctions
  • Economic Systems
  • Employment
  • Foreign Aid
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Globalization
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Investments
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Teamwork
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Economics

Readers

  • Economics
  • Strategic Security Studies