Why Might Sanctions Be INEFFECTIVE at Promoting a Change in a State's

question 18

Multiple Choice

Why might sanctions be INEFFECTIVE at promoting a change in a state's behavior?

• A)Domestic groups tend to undermine the application of sanctions.
• B)States cannot really prevent their own firms from violating sanctions.
• C)Sanctions often hurt the people that outside states are trying to protect.
• D)The WTO often declares sanctions to be illegal and antitrade.
• E)Sanctions do not impose enough costs to meaningfully affect anyone.

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Natural Resources

Land, forests, minerals, water, and other things that are not made by people.

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The illegal practice of trading on the stock exchange to one's own advantage through having access to confidential information.