ABSTRACT

This book analyzes the use of strategic embargoes and economic sanctions in the postwar period, tracing their changing applications in the context of developments in the global distribution of power. Dr. Ellings uses two approaches: a case study of the ongoing strategic Western embargo against selected communist countries and a comparative study of

chapter Chapter 1|17 pages

The Standard History Challenged

chapter Chapter 2|13 pages

Embargoes and Systemic Change

chapter Chapter 3|20 pages

Capabilities and Trends: The U.S. and World Power

chapter Chapter 4|49 pages

Dynamics of the Strategic Embargo: 1947–1983

chapter Chapter 5|32 pages

Economic Sanctions: The American Experience

chapter Chapter 6|11 pages

Conclusion