Determinants of Financial Sanction Success: A Systematic Literature Review

• In Event: Sanctions: Efficacy and Evasion

Brief Overview

This systematic review synthesizes 20 studies to identify when financial sanctions succeed. Multilateral, early, and broad sanctions—especially asset freezes plus SWIFT bans—drive target policy change; unilateral or late actions rarely do

Authors

• Trinh Nguyen, George Mason University

• Duyen Tran, George Mason University