They can work, but only when the nation absolutely needs what we're sanctioning and has no other alternatives for getting the products or services we're sanctioning. As such, they only work rarely because most of the time, there are alternatives.
Are Oil Sanction against Japan worked pretty well in the 30's.
hmmm it depends on what you mean by work. It did make them pretty angry and contributed to the rise of nationalistic militarism.
Are Oil Sanction against Japan worked pretty well in the 30's.
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Do Sanctions Work?
I offer:
Iraq.
Cuba.
Iran.
... as examples.
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Sanctions only work against nations that care about their economies. You aren't likely to make a power-mad dictator change their behavior simply by starving a few more of their people. However, the threat of sanctions is quite effective against more reasonable people.
Sanctions typically don't hurt those who need to feel the pain, the rich, the powerful, the "leaders" of countries we sanction.
Example...North Korea. As long as "dear leader" has his fine wine and his internet porn sites, he doesn't even know his country is being sanctioned...