Geography A-Level
Economic Statecraft and Sanctions
What Economic Statecraft and Sanctions means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Economic Statecraft and Sanctions
The use of trade embargoes, asset freezes, and aid conditionality to compel behavioral change in regimes violating human rights without resorting to armed conflict.
Topics that use Economic Statecraft and Sanctions
- Health, Human Rights and Intervention (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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