Talking to the hand: Bargaining, strategic interaction, and economic sanctions

The dominant theoretical perspective guiding research on economic sanctions views as tools of bargaining. This implies that senders and targets are engaged in strategic interaction each is basing its decisions, part, expectations regarding how opponent will react. In this paper, we test a number hypotheses derived from game-theoretic model developed by Morgan Miers (1999) focus specifically the bargaining processes episodes. Our results provide no support for these seem to suggest paying very little attention other, at least manner consistent with theory. We conclude consideration why might be case some speculation what means future into sanctions. short, believe our indicate new paradigm, focusing legal enforcement adjustment micro level order.