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Sanctions in Latin America
Nicaragua embargo: recent timeline
In contrast to the comprehensive, country-focused approach that the US has taken in applying sanctions against Cuba and Venezuela, in the case of Nicaragua, ruled by left-wing autocrat Daniel Ortega (1979-1990 and 2007 to the present), the Washington administration has largely focused on sanctioning individuals and entities.
- Introduction
- Overview: sanctions as a foreign policy tool
- United Nations sanctions
- European Union sanctions
- US sanctions
- Is Latin America disproportionately sanctioned?
- The Cuban embargo
- Cuban embargo – recent timeline
- Sanctions-busting: paying the price
- Secondary sanctions and the sovereignty debate
- Venezuelan embargo – recent timeline
- Unintended sanctions violations
- Intended sanctions violations
- Message to corporates: it is getting more complicated
- Nicaragua embargo: recent timeline
- Keeping up with the changes
- Do sanctions work?
- Conclusion: here to stay?