Assignment:
Assume you are a senior official at the US State Department and there are calls in Congress for the US to "do something" about a civil war in another country. Assume that country is located in region that is strategically important to the United States, that there are concerns that the civil war might spill over international borders cause regional instability, and that the regime is nondemocratic and guilty of human rights abuses.
(1) What are the main pros and cons for economic sanctions against the regime and/or the armed groups that are fighting against the regime? Name 3 pros and 3 cons.
(2) What types of sanctions would you recommend and why?