The sanctions decade : Assessing UN strategies in the 1990s

Since the end of the Cold War, economic sanctions have been a frequent instruments of UN authority, imposed by the Security Council against nearly a dozen targets. Some efforts appear to have been successful, others are more doubtful all, though, have been successful, others are more doubtful, though, have been controversial. This book, based on more than two hundred interviews with officials from the UN and sanctioned countries, and other involved actors, provides the first comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of Un sanctions during the 1990s. The authors develop a set of criteria for judging the full impact of sanctions political, economic, and humanitarian and then provide detailed studies of specific cases. They conduct with far reaching recommendations for increasing the viability of sanctions as a productive diplomatic tool.