| ID | 187058 |
| Title Proper | Economic sanctions and state-sponsored terrorism: the case of Iran |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Wang, YaoHui ; Han, Zhaoying ; Shen, Yupeng |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | While economic sanctions are often used as a foreign policy tool to fight state-sponsored terrorism, their efficacy remains unclear. This article argues that the intensifying economic hardship caused by sanctions forces the targeted governments to undertake a retrenchment strategy, which in turn reduces the overall frequency of state-sponsored terrorist attacks. Using cross-sectional-time-series data of Iranian-backed terrorism from 1987 to 2005, the article shows that sanctions against the Iranian regime were instrumental in reducing terrorist attacks by Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). |
| `In' analytical Note | Israel Affairs Vol. 28, No.5; Oct 2022: p.645-660 |
| Journal Source | Israel Affairs Vol: 28 No 5 |
| Key Words | Israel ; Economic Sanctions ; Iran ; Hamas ; Islamic Jihad ; State-sponsored terrorism ; Hezbollah ; Palestinian ; Retrenchment Strategy |