Economic sanctions debunked
President Donald J Trump signs an executive order entitled ‘Reimposing Certain Sanctions with Respect to Iran’ on 6 August 2018. Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead Hassan Hakimian outlines seven misconceptions behind the idea and practice of economic sanctions The use of economic sanctions to achieve international political objectives has been on the rise in the past century. Since WWI, sanctions have gained increasing pertinence in the complex world