Zimbabwe has since 2001 been under targeted sanctions imposed by the USA, European Union, Australia, Britain, New Zealand, and Canada among others. This article explores factors surrounding the failure of these sanctions to achieve their intended goals between 2001 and 2021. Arguments were drawn ...
For example, under the Global Magnitsky Act, since December 2017, the United States has imposed targeted visa restrictions and financial sanctions on "perpetrators of atrocities" in Burma (Myanmar).14 Additional sanctions were imposed in 2019 against Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing...
Africa remains one of the regions most heavily affected by sanctions imposed by the United States and other Western nations. Among these, Zimbabwe has borne the brunt, enduring prolonged and severe sanctions. In 2001, the United States enacted its sanctions on Zimbabwe, which have over two decade...
Why has the US imposed economic sanctions on Iran? Why aren't countries, like Brazil, faced with economic sanctions, on par with North Korea, Iran, and so on, for burning down the rain forest? Why would Iran default on international agreements, incur harsh economic...
Even if the EU did not impose economic sanctions on Zimbabwe, the Mugabe regime needed friends to lean on as the country has been hit by a deep economic crisis and Gaddafi was one of those friends.Relations between Zimbabwe and Libya might have had their ups and downs over the years, but...
Frantically, I decided to run down the road past a big circle, to see if there were any still on that side. A large crowd had mobilized after the intersection, all trying to hop into the few minibuses that still remained. One other thing I didn’t mention about the minibus system that...
Why Zimbabwe Sanctions BoomerangAmerican and European efforts to undermine Mugabe help rallyAfricans to his side.Few Robert...Murithi MutigaNew York Times