Sanctions : what everyone needs to know / Bruce W. Jentleson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jentleson, Bruce W., 1951- author.

Series:

What Everyone Needs to KnowRG

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic sanctions.

International economic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 265 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

It's hard to browse the news without seeing reports of yet another wielding of economic sanctions. Given how frequently nations use them, you'd think sanctions were a sure-fire weapon. Yet the record is quite mixed. In Sanctions: What Everyone Needs to Know®, eminent Bruce Jentleson--one of America's leading scholars on the subject--answers the fundamental questions about sanctions today: Why are they used to much? What are their varieties? What are the key factors affecting their success? And why have they become the tool of first resort for states engaged in international conflict?.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Sanctions

Copyright

Contents

Introduction: Puzzles Posed for International Relations Theory and Foreign Policy Strategy

Part I: Scholarly Debates and Challenges

1. Economic Sanctions: What, Who, Why, and How

What Are the Different Types of Sanctions?

Who Are the Key Actors?

Why Are Sanctions Imposed in Terms of the Policy Objectives Pursued?

How Are Sanctions Supposed to Achieve Their Objectives?

2. Do Sanctions Work? Measuring Success

Case Counting: What Constitutes a Sanctions Case?

Which Metrics Best Measure Success?

Are Sanctions Ethical?

3. Explaining Sanctions Success/ Failure

Is Economic Impact the Key Factor?

Are Sanctions More Effective If Backed by Threats or Use of Military Force?

Is a Reciprocity Strategy, Sanctions and Inducements Together, More Effective Than Sanctions Alone?

What about Regime Type, Democracies Compared to Non- democracies?

Do Multilateral Sanctions Work Better Than Unilateral Ones?

How Effective Are Smart Sanctions, and Particularly Financial Sanctions?

Does Success Vary with the Principal Objective Being Pursued?

Part II: Major Cases, Theory Applied, Policy Analyzed

4. Historical Perspective: Lessons from Past Sanctions Cases

Athens- Sparta, Megarian Decree, 432 bc

Napoleon's Continental System, 1806-1814

League of Nations, Italian Invasion of Ethiopia, 1935

Suez Crisis, US Sanctions against Britain, 1956

British and UN Sanctions against Rhodesia, 1965-1979

OPEC Sanctions against the US and Global Markets, 1973

Anti- Apartheid Sanctions against South Africa, 1962- 1994

Conclusion: Some Cross- Case Patterns

5. United States: Foreign Policy Strategy and Domestic Politics

Why Does the US Use Sanctions So Much More Frequently Than Any Other Country?.

What Types of Sanctions Does the US Make Particular Use Of?

Whom Does the US Target?

What Are the Main Objectives the US Uses Sanctions For?

Are American Sanctions More Successful Than Others?

What Are Key Patterns in the Domestic Politics and Policy Process?

How Does Federalism and the Role of State and Local Governments Affect Sanctions?

What Are Some Major Recent Cases of US Sanctions?

What Main Conclusions Can Be Drawn and Challenges Identified for American Sanctions?

6. China's Use of Sanctions

Why Does China Impose Sanctions?

What Types of Sanctions Does China Use, Those "Cued" Sanctions in Particular?

What Are Some Major Cases?

Summary: How Successful Have China's Sanctions Been?

7. Soviet Union/ Russia: Energy Pipelines and Other Sanctions

How Successful Has the Soviet Union/ Russia Been in Its Use of Sanctions?

Soviet Sanctions against Yugoslavia, 1948- 1955

Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, 1990s

Russian Ukraine Crisis Countersanctions against the US, EU, and Other Western Countries, 2014 and 2022

What Have Been the Key Issues with Soviet/ Russian Energy Pipelines to Western Europe?

Summary: How Has the Soviet Union/ Russia Fared as a Sanctions Sender State?

8. United Nations and European Union: Multilateral and Regional Sanctions

UN and Multilateral Sanctions

What Are Some Major Cases of UN Sanctions?

European Union Sanctions

Summary: What Are Some Key Policy Points for Multilateral Sanctions?

Conclusion: Sanctions Theory, Sanctions Policy

Appendix: 2022 Russia- Ukraine war sanctions

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Jentleson, Bruce W., 1951- Sanctions.

ISBN:

0-19-759880-3

0-19-753033-8

OCLC:

1328002506