ABSTRACT
This chapter examines key developments in Zimbabwe prior to and immediately after the introduction of targeted sanctions, as well as the developments in the period immediately following their imposition. Nine separate episodes are identified. These episodes are based on the European Union's (EU) official assessment of the sanctions policy process and the dynamics on the ground up to mid-2009. It explores the role the travel ban and the targeted financial sanctions measures played in this regime. While travel bans can only be verified through embassies, passport controls and other similar checkpoints, the myriad ways of transferring money in the financial system make it more complex. It demonstrates the complexity of the sanctions policy process by recognising the numerous factors senders need to confront in order to pursue a legitimate sanctions policy. This analysis intends to explore the implicit beliefs underlying much of the sanctions debate, which adopts too simple an approach when seeking to determine the effectiveness of sanctions.
