ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book deals with the assumption that the shift in practice from comprehensive to targeted sanctions has invited a new way of understanding the role of this policy. Moreover, while comprehensive sanctions were enacted in a climate of superpower rivalry, targeted sanctions now exist in the era of globalisation. It also demonstrates that sanctions enforcement is not such a straightforward enterprise as several efficacy studies that ignore these factors seem to imply. It discusses the contemporary trends in targeted sanctions practice by presenting new data on the number of entities targeted with sanctions by the United Nations (UN) and the European Union (EU). The book presents an in-depth investigation into the UN's targeted sanctions regime against UNITA (Angola) and EU's targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe, paying attention both to sender and target perspectives, and analysing a number of target interviews.
