Sanctions rarely work, but are they still the least worst option?

  • Written by: Mark Beeson, Adjunct professor, University of Technology Sydney
Sanctions rarely work, but are they still the least worst option?A carnival float depicting Vladimir Putin, Mainz, Germany, February 2023.Michael Probst/AP

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...

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