1) Why would a country place sanctions on another?2) What do sanctions do? Who gets affected by it the most?
3) What countries currently have sanctions? Any against Canada?
4) Is there a better method to get political action?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-north-korea-sanctions-1.3454214
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ReplyDeleteSanctions involve one party attempting to change another party's behavior without the use of weapons or the military. Sanctions range from travel bans and arms embargoes, to complete trade bans. Sanctions often have uncertain and irreversible consequences and can cause great human suffering. However, they have also been successful in changing opponents' behavior. Sanctions and threats of sanctions have been credited with curbing human-rights violations, and limiting the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The perception of doing something to punish a corrupt international government can be a powerful domestic incentive for leaders to implement sanctions. For instance, anti-Castro exiles in the United States have applied significant political pressure on American leaders to retain and even increase sanctions on Cuba. It is an instrument of foreign policy and economic pressure that can be can be used when dealing with international trade and politics. Economic sanctions may include various forms of trade barriers and restrictions on financial transactions. Economic sanctions are not necessarily imposed because of economic circumstances — they may also be imposed for a variety of political and social issues. A country would want to place a sanction on another when one country is behaving in a way another country doesn't approve of. For example, U.S. President Barack Obama put more stringent sanctions on North Korea on Thursday for defying the world and pushing forward with its nuclear weapons program, weeks after it launched a satellite-carrying rocket into space and conducted its fourth underground nuclear test. The impact of sanctions is often felt by the poor, innocent civilians, and not the intended government officials. Sanctions can also impact businesses by prohibiting trade and other economic activity with a foreign market, restricting financial transactions such as foreign investments or acquisitions, or leading to the seizure of property situated in Canada. These restrictions may apply to dealings with entire countries, non-state actors, such as terrorist organizations, or designated persons from a target country. Although Canada does not have any sanctions against them, Canada has imposed sanctions and/or related measures against the following countries: Belarus, Burma, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Russia, Liberia, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Yemen, and Zimbabwe. Canada also has sanctions against specific individuals and entities identified as being associated with terrorist activities, including with Al-Qaida or the Taliban. Sanctions are one of the most effective ways to gain political action. But, many experts argue that incentives should be combined with or used as an alternative to sanctions. Doing so enhances the chance of avoiding violent conflict and reaching a political goal. David Baldwin draws on behavioral psychology when he argues that threats send a message of hostility and are met with anxiety, fear, and resentment, whereas incentives can send a message of hope, cooperation, and goodwill. While incentives may be resented if viewed as a bribe, or as overshadowed by a threatened or imposed sanction, they are less likely to provoke obstinate behavior. Moreover, they can be combined with sanctions in an effort to divide domestic support for objectionable policies. When specific sectors of society are isolated as targets of sanctions, incentives can alleviate the potential for a "rallying" effect and can increase support for change in other parts of society, by offering potential benefits for another sector of society if the government cooperates.
http://www.international.gc.ca/sanctions/countries-pays/index.aspx?lang=eng
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/10/economic-sanctions.asp#ixzz40eIm9G6l
http://usforeignpolicy.about.com/od/introtoforeignpolicy/a/what-are-sanctions.htm
Rianne provides a great explanation here. I think that sanctions are an effective method for the government to control certain things, but sometimes they affect the peoples lives and that's where I begin to disagree with them. I think the sanctions need to be combined with incentives in order to have a greater affect. http://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/sanctions
DeleteI agree with Rianne here. Sanctions can be a great way to punish a nation when they break international law. They may have the unintended side effect of hurting the average person but when the alternative could be as severe as war I think most people would take the sanctions.
DeleteI also agree with Rianne and think that sanctions are a useful tool when attempting to stop a country from committing inhuman acts against its people such as rape, apartheid, human trafficking, and slavery. But unfortunately sanctions don't always harm the government they are aimed at, and like Annabelle said it is the people who then suffer.
DeleteGreat explanation. Now what are your thoughts on the issue? Please remind me to tell the story about the Day care. It will make sense when I explain it.
DeleteI agree that sanctions can be both effective and an issue. They're great to help us not use weapons, but they can affect peoples lives in a negative way and that isn't fair. As Canadians, our government has sanctions on 22 countries over the world. There are strict prohibitions against certain things on 21 out of these 22 countries. The U.S has sanctions against 29 countries. This makes me think that Canada is more friendly than America and we try to stay more neutral about issues.
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http://www.international.gc.ca/sanctions/countries-pays/index.aspxlang=eng
Sanctions are important. They are what help keep certain things under control and contained. Everything can become a bad thing, not matter how many good intentions it had when it was brought to the table. When reading what Rianne said, along with Annabelle and Lindsay, sanctions seem to be doing more good than bad in our world. It keeps a control on certain situations and we need that in our society.
ReplyDeleteI agree with my other classmates on this post. I believe sanctions are important and that without them our world would be chaotic. Even the best things can end with a bad result. Society is already a mess, and without sanctions, we would be even worse.
ReplyDeleteI agree with my other classmates on this post. I believe sanctions are important and that without them our world would be chaotic. Even the best things can end with a bad result. Society is already a mess, and without sanctions, we would be even worse.
ReplyDeleteI believe that sanctions are an effective method for the government to control certain things, but certainly come with a consequence. However when the consequence is something minor (as compared to a war), it is by far the smarter option.
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I think it’s good to have sanctions. It sucks though how they affect innocent civilians and the intended govern. officials but are probably still the best way to deal with political issues
ReplyDeleteWho are we to govern other countries? Sanctions are a good way to stomp on other countries and prove our dominance. Other countries have their own leaders who have the right to determine what's best for their people. We shouldn't threaten other countries by cutting trade routes or travel bans so that they do things the way we want them to do it. Everyone has their own opinions, views and ways of getting things done. There is no right or wrong way of doing things, there is only our way, and theirs. We shouldn't make sanctions to change other peoples' ways into our own ways. Who are we to control everyone in the world, and tell them what is wright and wrong. Who are we to say we are better than you, and if you don't do things our way, than you are the bad guys. (Isn't that hat happened when the white men came to north America?)
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ReplyDeleteA sanction is a penalty for disobeying a rule or law. Countries use sanctions to persuade another country or government to stop what they are doing or to change their policies. They do this by restricting trade, travel, or any commercial activity. One country might place a sanction on another country if they are making weapons of mass destruction, disregard/disobey human rights, or trade unfairly. In this case, the United States of America put a sanction on North Korea for moving forward with the development of nuclear weapons. I personally believe that this particular sanction is important because, as the article stated, it will deny North Korea the money it needs to develop these weapons. Other than North Korea, the United States has also put sanctions on Burma, Côte d’Iviore, Syria, Iran and Cuba (although the travel embargo on Cuba has been recently lifted). Canada has sanctions on many more countries than the United States. These being Belarus, Burma, Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, Yemen, and Zimbabwe. I believe that Canada has more sanctions on different countries because we care about certain things that the US doesn’t. This is just my personal opinion, but I believe that Canada cares more about the environment and human rights whereas the US may care more about economy and war. For example, Canada may have a sanction on a country that has the death penalty but the US would not because the US also has the death penalty. From my research I don’t believe that there are any sanctions on Canada. This may be the case because it would not make sense for a smaller country to do this to a wealthier one. Although I think that sanctions are necessary to keep things under control, I also believe that there are some down sides. Sanctions mostly affect innocent civilians rather than the intended government. For example, a famer would be more affected by a trade embargo than the government officials because they wouldn’t be able to export their crops. The only other method to get political actions, that I think is better than sanctions, are diplomatic discussions. I think that talking about the issue with both countries to either persuade one country to change or to come to a fair conclusion is more reasonable than just telling a country that they can’t do something, like trade.
Sources:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-north-korea-sanctions-1.3454214
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Barack-Obama-travel-embargo-cuba/2015/08/18/id/670631/
http://usforeignpolicy.about.com/od/introtoforeignpolicy/a/what-are-sanctions.htm
http://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0410/countries-sanctioned-by-the-u.s.---and-why.aspx
http://www.international.gc.ca/sanctions/countries-pays/index.aspx?lang=eng
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/18-countries-under-canadian-sanctions-1.1063096
Great that you discuss your opinions on the matter.
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