Examines the issue of economic sanctions from a variety of international perspectives.

Introduction -- Economic sanctions around the world. Sanction success depends on best practices / Jonathan Masters ; The positive economic implications of lifting sanctions on Iran / Shanta Devarajan and Lili Mottaghi ; US and European sanctions are a double-edge sword / Dmitri Trenin ; Economic sanctions are a white-collar war / Thierry Meyssan ; UN and US targeted sanctions are sometimes smart, sometimes not / Daniel W. Drezner ; US travel bans define terrorists / Ibrahim Al-Marashi -- Efficacy of economic sanctions. Sanctions are outside of international law / James A. Paul ; Sanctions against Zimbabwe were unsuccessful and harmful / Cynthia Chipanga and Torque Mude ; The symbolic function of failed sanctions / Marcus Boomen ; Using economic sanctions to prevent deadly conflict / Elizabeth S. Rogers -- Economic sanctions and terrorism. Economic globalization negatively affects transnational terrorism / Quan Li and Drew Schaub ; The USA Patriot Act creates new duties / Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis ; The economic effects of 9/11 / Gail Makinen ; The United States did Pakistan a disservice after 9/11 / Gary Leupp ; Is Sudan a partner in the fight or a funder in the War on Terror? / Preeti Bhattacharji -- The future of economic sanctions. Learning the ropes, one United Nations sanction at a time / David Cortright, George A. Lopez ; US sanctions are a means to an end, not an end unto themselves / Bryan Early ; Sanctions are the least effective method for change / Hannah Tucker Warren ; Economic sanctions are not a silver bullet answer / Peter D. Feaver, Eric B. Lorber.