World & Nation
Confusion about sanctions--what they mean and what they should accomplish--reigns supreme, particularly in Washington.
Sept. 14, 1986
The use of sanctions against South Africa’s apartheid-era government was effective and became a model for applying international pressure. But the tactic has been ineffective in many cases since.
Dec. 6, 2013
Opinion
Will Iran crack?
July 6, 2012
It was right to ostracize Baghdad, but the time has come to bring it into the international community.
Aug. 20, 1999
Nelson Mandela helped popularize use of sanctions
Iran hard-liners skirt sanctions
Aug. 23, 2010
Record foreign currency reserves, low debt and digital currencies have given Russia room to maneuver despite sanctions. But will China lend a hand?
Feb. 25, 2022
As far back as Thomas Jefferson, Americans have been quick--some say too quick--to let loose with economic sanctions in international disputes.
Aug. 6, 1990
Businessmen, economists and government officials here contend that the economic sanctions imposed on South Africa by the United States and Western Europe during the past three years have proved so ineffective that the country need not fear further such measures.
March 13, 1988
Most Clinton Administration officials have concluded that new economic sanctions imposed against this nation will not work--and only military intervention can drive Haiti’s rulers from power, diplomats here and in Washington said Tuesday.
June 15, 1994