Caught in the Economic Crosshairs: Secondary Sanctions and the American Sanctions Regime
Journal: eYLS (Yale Law School)
Year: 2020

Economic sanctions have a long tradition of use in American foreign policy. There are many benefits to using economic sanctions, particularly when policymakers employ them as alternatives to military action. Secondary sanctions developed as a relatively new tool intended to extend the reach and potency of economic sanctions. They function in much the same manner as traditional, or primary, sanctions. However, they target individuals and entities who conduct prohibited business with the targets o