Economic Sanctions

As a prisoner of

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As a prisoner of conscience committed to peaceful transition to democracy, I urge Europe to apply economic sanctions against Ethiopia. What short-term pain may result will be compensated by long-term gain. A pledge to re-engage energetically with a democratic Ethiopia would act as a catalyst for reform. Eskinder Nega

The question was never

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The question was never whether the United States, E.U., NATO, Arab League, U.N. Security Council, and African Union could together using economic sanctions, diplomatic pressure, and military attacks to bring Qaddafi down. The question was always how much time, how much blood, and what damage to NATO. Elliott Abrams

I support a very

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I support a very active programme on disarmament and arms control for Iraq, and of course every other country in the world… That does not require economic sanctions…I think we’ve got to take the risk and give up economic sanctions while hanging on to the disarmament programme and allow the Iraqis to get on with … Read more

After using the ‘good

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After using the ‘good offices’ of UN diplomacy (economic sanctions and weapons inspections) to ensure that Iraq was brought to its knees, its people starved, half a million of its children killed, its infrastructure severely damaged, after making sure that most of its weapons have been destroyed, in an act of cowardice that must surely … Read more