Sanctions rarely work, but are they still the least worst option?
How do we encourage states - or more specifically the people who run them - to behave well, or at least not badly?
The "we" in this context is the fabled "international community", which usually amounts to little more than the United States and a few trusty allies.
Review: Backfire: How Sanctions Reshape the World Against US Interests - Agathe Demarais (Columbia University Press).
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