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> more work was shifted to be done in the restricted country Yes and it cost them more overall. People who design sanctions know well that they provide a power
by yafbum 3y ago
> more work was shifted to be done in the restricted country
Yes and it cost them more overall. People who design sanctions know well that they provide a powerful incentive to the development of indigenous alternatives in the target country. The calculus is that on balance, it is more desirable to force the target country to waste their resources on catching up (or on circumventing sanctions). The point is to make things more expensive.
- neilv 3y agoIn practice, how much is it this calculus, and how much is it lobbyists for companies with fairly short-term commercial goals?
- yafbum 3y agoIn the country applying export sanctions, what companies draw short-term benefits? Usually most commercial actors would rather be able to export anything anywhere.