Pariah States and Sanctions in the Middle East - Iraq, Libya, Sudan (Paperback, New edition)

UN sanctions have become an increasingly popular weapon in the political armoury of the international community - a supposedly effective means, short of war, of bringing a transgressor state back in line. This book challenges this view in a dispassionate analysis of the political, economic and psychological impact of sanctions on the Middle East's ""pariah"" states. The author establishes two criteria for assessing the utility of sanctions: have they forced the countries concerned to stay within the framework of international law?; and how have they affected the development of those countries? He finds that, while sanctions have contained Iraq, Libya and Sudan in the short term, they have if anything strengthened the three regimes at home and at the same time increased social divisions and religious militancy. Contrary to intentions, he cogently argues, the net effect has been damage to the long-term prospects for stability and good governance in the Middle East and for a secure international order.

General

Imprint:	Lynne Rienner Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2002
First published:	2002
Authors:	Tim Niblock
Dimensions:	227 x 155 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	241
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-58826-107-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > International institutions > United Nations & UN agencies
LSN:	1-58826-107-7
Barcode:	9781588261076

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