https://www.amazon.com/Economic-Weapon-Rise-Sanctions-Modern/dp/0300259360/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+economic+weapon&qid=1646615764&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/

https://www.amazon.com/Economic-Weapon-Rise-Sanctions-Modern/dp/0300259360/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+economic+weapon&qid=1646615764&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Economic-Weapon-Rise-Sanctions-Modern... makes the point that sanctions tend to have unintended consequences and originally were used as a weapon of war.