Abstract
Since the end of the Cold War, economic sanctions have been a frequent instrument of United Nations authority, imposed by the Security Council against nearly a dozen targets. Some efforts appear to have been successful, others are more doubtful—all, though, have been controversial. This book, based on more than two hundred interviews with officials from the UN, the sanctioned countries, and with other involved actors provides the first comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of UN sanctions during the 1990s.