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List of sanctioned countries (the below is not an exhaustive list): [87] Afghanistan sanctions by the US [88] China by the EU and the US. Sanctions made on arms embargo, enacted in response to the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 [89] European Union arms embargo on the People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, enacted in response to the National ...
More often, the outcome of economic sanctions is the entrenchment in power of state elites in the sanctioned country. [96] In a study of US sanctions from 1981 to 2000, political scientist Dursan Peksen found sanctions have been counterproductive, failing to improve human rights and instead leading to a further decrease in sanctioned countries ...
For the first 45 years of the United Nations' history, sanctions were only imposed twice: once against Rhodesia in 1966 and then against South Africa in 1977. [6] [7] From 1991, there was a sharp increase in their usage. [8] The UN voted for sanctions twelve times in the 1990s alone. [9]
Country/Region Individual/entity Position when sanctioned Restrictions List type Ref. Travel restrictions [note 7] Prohibition on communication [note 8] Freezing of property [note 9] 5 November 2021 Republic of China (Taiwan) Su Tseng-chang: Premier of the Republic of China: Yes: Yes [A] [45] [46] [note 10] You Si-kun: President of the ...
The United States of America has imposed economic sanctions on multiple countries, such as France, Great Britain and Japan since the 1800s. Some of the most famous economic sanctions in the history of the United States of America include The Boston Tea Party against the British Parliament, The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act against the United States of America's trading partners and the 2002 steel ...
International sanctions against Syria; International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine; International sanctions during the Russo-Ukrainian War; International sanctions against Iran; United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning the nuclear program of Iran; Iranian frozen assets; International sanctions against Iraq
Since the U.S. and European countries reinstated or increased sanctions against Iran, the country has greatly increased its self-sufficiency particularly in the agricultural, food and pharmaceutical sectors. It is now a main exporter of dairy products to the UAE and Azerbaijan. In the pharmaceutical sector, Iran continues to rely on India and ...
An essential tool of the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) are restrictive measures, also known as "sanctions". They are utilized by the EU as a component of a coordinated and all-encompassing policy approach that includes political discussion, complementary actions, and the use of other tools at its disposal.