Source: Eunomia
by Daniel Larison
“Sanctions are not an alternative to war. Governments that use them are launching attacks on other countries. Sanctions are lethal. They are arguably more dangerous than military action because their human costs are more easily ignored or blamed on something else. I suspect that is why they are so often the weapon of choice to be used against other countries. That makes it much easier for governments to use this weapon against other countries, and that makes the use of the weapon much more common. Sanctions seem less extreme than using force, but they inflict greater and more indiscriminate harm than most military interventions.” (08/07/25)
https://daniellarison.substack.com/p/an-economic-weapon-of-mass-destruction