Why is it difficult to apply and enforce sanctions in the international system?
Correct answer: D. Refusing to participate in mutually profitable economic trade often harms oneself more than the target of one's actions, unless all other states follows suit
- A. There is no financial inventive to abide by the sanctions
- B. Broad multilateral support for international sanctions usually inspires the target of the sanctions to act against them
- C. If one state tries to use economic means of leverage to influence another, other states are damaged economically
- D. Refusing to participate in mutually profitable economic trade often harms oneself more than the target of one's actions, unless all other states follows suit
Explanation
Sanctions can harm the sender economically because refusing mutually beneficial trade may impose costs on its own firms and consumers. They are most effective when many states cooperate, since isolated action allows the target to find alternative trading partners.
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