“The record of Security Council sanctions since 1990 is one of striking contrasts, if not contradictions. As the Council moved forcefully to use sanctions as a means for advancing the UN mandate to preserve peace and security, most particularly in Iraq, it found that the outcomes of these measures were undermining other dimensions of the UN agenda, especially the goal of improving the human condition.”
The Sanctions Era: Themes and Trends in UN Security Council Sanctions Since 1990
(Book Chapter published by Oxford University Press, 2008) By David Cortright, George A. Lopez, and Linda Gerber-Stellingwerf
