Abstract
The effectiveness of economic sanctions, with a particular focus on the question of whether sanctions succeeded in promoting respect for human rights and democracy. On the basis of available evidence, this will lead to some concluding remarks on those aspects which are likely to make economic sanctions a successful foreign policy tool. We will then look at the case of Cuba and the impact of the U.S. embargo and existing economic restrictions. A concluding chapter will finally suggest a number of general policy lessons for the U.S. and the E.U.