Economic sanctions, poverty, and international terrorism: an empirical analysis

In: International interactions: empirical and theoretical research in international relations, Band 39, Heft 2, S. 217-245

Abstract

This study examines the impact of economic sanctions on international. - terrorism. It is argued that sanctions intensify economic. - hardships on the poor within countries and this increases their level. - of grievance and makes them more likely to support or engage in. - international terrorism. Further, economic sanctions are conceptualized. - as creating an opportunity for rogue leaders to manipulate. - aggrieved poor people to terrorize foreign entities who are demonized. - as engaging in a foreign encroachment on the sanctioned. - nation's sovereignty. A cross-sectional, time-series data analysis of. - 152 countries for the past three decades provides evidence that. - ceteris paribus, economic sanctions are positively associated with. - international terrorism. This finding suggests that, although the. - main purpose of economic sanctions is to coerce rogue countries. - to conform to international norms and laws, they can unintentionally. - produce a negative ramification and become a cause of. - international terrorism. (International Interactions (London)/ FUB)