Do economic sanctions really work?
The phrase \u2018sanctions have been imposed\u2019 frequently features when countries are at the centre of a big news story. \nRecently we\u2019ve mentioned that some of Niger\u2019s neighbours brought in sanctions after the military takeover.\nAnd the warring parties in Sudan have faced sanctions from the UK since the conflict started there.\nThey are seen by some countries as a way of leveraging their influence to get a preferred outcome.\nBut, what exactly are sanctions? How are they supposed to work? And do they actually have any impact?
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