The targeting of economic sanctions
利用过去30年经济制裁的全面数据，发现美国单边制裁常偏离目标，而联合国制裁则较为精准；针对民主稳定和冲突解决的制裁与目标关联最强。
• We use a comprehensive dataset of economic sanctions over the past 30 years. • US unilateral sanctions are often off the mark. • United Nations sanctions tend to be well-targeted. • Sanctions that target democratic stability are correlated with their stated goals. We use a comprehensive dataset of economic sanctions over the past 30 years to show that US unilateral sanctions are often off the mark, while United Nations sanctions tend to be well-targeted. Sanctions that target democratic stability and conflict resolution are best correlated with their stated goals.