This kind of issue differentiation by the sanctioning country, however, looks peculiar to the sanctioned country and has little if any chance of working.
This is provided that the interests of the sanctioning country are sufficiently important, that the threat of force is kept proportionate, and that there are other elements such as a UN Security Council Resolution and the lack of an offsetting threat from another powerful country.
"Since we began campaigning early last year against these sanctions we have seen the
sanctioning rate in Dundee fall by almost 40 per cent.
We also observe, however, differences in the dynamic patterns of rewarding and
sanctioning behavior.
The variation in
sanctioning rates across states is high.
It is a provisional assignment of capital and only implies subsequent
sanctioning insofar as it designates resources for certain projects to deliver on the broad choices.
The third option is to simply maintain the level of
sanctioning pressure on the target.
Seventeen years ago, Richard Hss, now president of the Council on Foreign Relations, wrote an article titled "
Sanctioning Madness".
This week, the EU specifically voted to impose sanctions on Salehi again, merely updating the stated reasons for
sanctioning him to include the fact that he is now foreign minister, a direct affront to make clear he wasn't just on the list as an oversight.
Every few weeks, the Treasury Department plays catch-up by
sanctioning more front companies it has uncovered.
The key point has long been the reluctance of the executive branch to risk European fury by actually
sanctioning European firms.
But the sanctions were chiefly intended to encourage foreign governments to begin
sanctioning Iran in the wake of the UN sanctions.