This book approaches economic sanctions as a form of statecraft in order to better study the oft used but not well understood policy. The chapters study a varie

Introduction -- Techniques of statecraft -- What is economic statecraft? -- Thinking about economic statecraft -- Economic statecraft in international thought -

Despite their increasing importance, there is little theoretical understanding of why nation-states initiate economic sanctions, or what determines their succes

Smart Sanctions explores the emerging concept of targeted sanctions and provides a comprehensive framework for new sanctions strategies for the 21st century. It

The first in-depth scholarly analysis of the effects of Western sanctions, and Russia's response on the Russian economy.