No. 176: Sectoral Sanctions: The Long Arm of Coercive Diplomacy

Author(s): Mark Daniel Jaeger
Editor(s): Matthias Bieri
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 176
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2015

In the conflicts with Russia and Iran, Western countries are using sanctions as a core instrument of international politics. It is still unclear whether sanctions against the finance and energy sector contributed to the diplomatic breakthrough with Iran. However, it is hoped that such measures can convince Russia to back down.

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Jun 2015 - International Sanctions and Iranian Oil Supply

Jun 2015 - The Ruble and the Sanctions