Sanctions rarely achieve their goals – here’s why they failed in Russia and Myanmar
- Written by Sergey Sosnovskikh, Lecturer in International Business, Manchester Metropolitan University
Sanctions are, according to research, effective less than 10% of the time if success is defined as the complete compliance of a sanctioned regime with the imposed external pressure. Taking a more lenient view, which includes partial concessions or negotiated settlements, the success rate rises to 35% at most.
The idea that sanctions can completely...
