Cornell: Economic Sanctions Evolved Into Tool of Modern War
January 12, 2022
January 12, 2022
ITHACA, New York, Jan. 12 (TNSBook) -- Cornell University issued the following news on Jan. 11, 2022:
By David Nutt
Economic sanctions have long been viewed as a nonviolent strategy for deterring a host of threatening actions - from land grabs to the development of nuclear weapons - by targeting vital commodities, such as textiles and fuels, as well as financial assets. But what was initially adopted as a peacekeeping tool in the years following World War I has ironical . . .
By David Nutt
Economic sanctions have long been viewed as a nonviolent strategy for deterring a host of threatening actions - from land grabs to the development of nuclear weapons - by targeting vital commodities, such as textiles and fuels, as well as financial assets. But what was initially adopted as a peacekeeping tool in the years following World War I has ironical . . .