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Robert A. Pape: "Two blockades, two clocks." That's how Washington is framing the Iran war. It's wrong. [View all]
A century of evidence shows economic pressure alone almost never forces states to concede on core security issues.Here’s what everyone is missing:
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Further commentary:
The famous claim: sanctions work ~33% of the time.
Reality (after controlling for military force):
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