مجلة الرسالة للدراسات والبحوث الإنسانية
Volume 10, Numéro 4, Pages 299-308
2025-12-01

Economic Sanctions As A Mechanism For Maintaining International Peace And Security

Authors : Bouguetof Khemissi .

Abstract

Economic sanctions are essentially penalties that one country or a group of countries imposes on another. These can take many forms, including trade restrictions and limits on financial transactions. Interestingly, they aren't always a response to economic issues; often, they're used to address a range of political and social concerns, like pursuing national political interests. Many governments leverage economic sanctions as a tool of foreign policy, usually targeting smaller, weaker nations for one of two main reasons: either as a response to a security threat or as a way to pressure these countries into meeting specific goals related to trade, democracy, or humanitarian issues. In a sense, they serve as an alternative to military action to achieve desired outcomes. This has sparked ongoing debates about how effective economic sanctions really are and whether they can truly meet their intended goals. Research indicates that in many instances, they fall short and often face both domestic and international pushback.

Keywords

sanctions ; mechanism ; economic ; penalty ; restriction ; embargo