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Background
Overview
UPSC examines the efficacy, ethical implications, and geopolitical consequences of economic sanctions as a tool of foreign policy, their impact on target nations and international law, and their role in shaping global power dynamics.
Economic sanctions are punitive measures imposed by one or more countries against another country, group, or individual to achieve specific foreign policy or national security objectives, often involving restrictions on trade, finance, or travel. They are a non-military tool of foreign policy, aiming to compel a change in behavior without direct military intervention.