Bajoghli, Narges

How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare

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ISBN 13:: 9781503637801
author:: Bajoghli, Narges
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Stanford University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2024
Pages:: 200
Dimensions:: 22.6 x 15 x 1.3 centimetres (0.3
Genre:: Professional & Vocational, Nonfiction, Politics,
Condition:: New
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Sanctions have significant consequences, particularly when imposed by a country with substantial economic influence. The impact on the targeted state's economy and political culture, as well as the everyday lives of its citizens, can be profound. But do economic sanctions achieve their intended behavioral changes? The authors of How Sanctions Work examine the case of Iran, the most sanctioned country in the world, to answer this question. Comprehensive sanctions aim to induce uprisings or pressures to change the behavior of the ruling establishment, or to weaken its hold on power. However, after four decades, the Iranian case reveals the opposite to be true: sanctions strengthened the Iranian state, impoverished its population, increased state repression, and escalated Iran's military posture toward the US and its allies in the region. This book sheds light on the complexities of sanctions and their unintended consequences. By exploring the Iranian experience, How Sanctions Work highlights the need to understand how sanctions really work. The authors provide a nuanced analysis of the effects of sanctions, revealing the limitations of this tool in achieving desired outcomes.

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