The Economic Weapon
The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War

The publishers did a bit of a sneaky thing, not slapping the dates covered by this history on the front. To get it out of the way early: it's 1914-1945. So when it says this is about 'the rise of sanctions as a tool of modern war', read this as the 'toothing' era of sanctions, popping up slowly, pai......more

In “The Economic Weapon,” Nicholas Mulder illuminates the genesis of diplomatic sanctions during the interwar period of the 1920s and 1930s through the second world war, as well as the tortuous erection of a liberal world order which gave those sanctions significance. Mulder, an assistant professor......more

Nicholas Mulder's The Economic Weapon is well-timed, its release coinciding with the war in Ukraine and the imposition of severe economic sanctions on Russia. Its primary lesson suggests that economic sanctions are more likely to accelerate devolution to world war than to impede it. The book focuses......more

Sanctions as a tool of statecraft, have long been seen as having great potential to put pressure on errant states, to express opposition to state policies and actions, to bring about change, and to maintain an established order. They are, and have historically, been widely used, especially in times......more

This book puts economic sanctions back at the center of international history in the early 20th century. As it shows, the economic blockade of the Central Powers in World War I was the most extensive such effort in world history. With separate ministries under Sir Robert Cecil in Britain and Jacques......more