Iran, reeling from the economic impact of US sanctions, has taken the long-awaited decision to increase petrol prices by at least 50 per cent, provoking five days of protests — the worst in about two years. Like many oil producers ...
“A nation that is boycotted is a nation that is in sight of surrender. Apply this economic, peaceful, silent, deadly remedy and there will be no need for force. It is a terrible remedy. It does not cost a life ...
Though sanctions are not particularly effective as many political scientists believe, they have become a common diplomatic tool for nations especially after the end of Cold War. Nations and nongovernmental agencies use sanctions as a tool to influence or punish ...
Russia is one more time targeted by some new economic sanctions from the United States. This decision has been made because of the Case Skripal where Russia has been accused of having used some forbidden chemical weapons, but also because ...