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Ironically enough, it worked in Ukraine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euromaidan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euromaidan Edit: maybe it wasn't squeezed out b
by koonsolo 5y ago
Ironically enough, it worked in Ukraine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euromaidan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euromaidan
Edit: maybe it wasn't squeezed out by an embargo, but it shows that people can overthrow a government.
- leereeves 5y ago> maybe it wasn't squeezed out by an embargo, but it shows that people can overthrow a government. Absolutely, I don't question that. And economic issues can be a powerful force toward revolution. But foreign sanctions always seem to strengthen the regime and provide a convenient excuse even for economic issues that aren't caused by the sanctions. Sanctions seem to make revolution far less likely, which isn't the desired outcome at all.
- koonsolo 5y agoI guess I have to agree with you here, because I can't come up with a proper example. But remark that economic sanctions do have its use by not pumping more money into aggressive nations.