Economic Sanctions: What Does the Future Hold

Abstract

To protect its vital national interests the U.S. can employ diplomatic, military, economic or informational elements of national power. Using Iraq as a case study, this paper focuses on the use of economic sanctions as a means of promoting U.S. national interests. It analyzes existing policy; examines the economic, humanitarian, and psychological impact of sanctions; and assesses their impact. To apply the lessons learned to the future, this paper addresses the effectiveness of current policy and identifies improvements to minimize the humanitarian cost, contend with authoritarian regimes, and maintain coalition cohesion. Should all else fail it may be appropriate to use military power.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 10, 2001
Accession Number
ADA389086

Entities

People

  • Daisy M. Dedeaux

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Economic Development
  • Economic Impact
  • Economic Sanctions
  • Economic Systems
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • International Trade
  • Lessons Learned
  • National Security
  • Security
  • United Nations
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Systems Analysis and Design