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Lesson 14: Third Party Involvement in Conflict – IB Global Politics

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A weapon (arms) embargo may refer simply to weaponry or to what is sometimes referred to as dual – use technology. There are three potential aims to an embargo of this nature: Go to the SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) webpage here and take a look at the list of the all the current arms embargoes in place around the world. A financial freeze is a simple enough concept in theory, although in practice it can be somewhat more complicated. This definition is given by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation of HM Treasury in the UK: Financial sanctions are restrictions put in place by the UK government or the multilateral organisations that limit the provision of certain financial services or restrict access to financial markets, funds and economic resources in order to achieve a specific foreign policy or national security objective. Financial sanctions are generally imposed in order to: You can find the full document from OFSI here: OFSI_Financial_Sanction

Lesson 14: Third Party Involvement in Conflict – IB Global Politics Skip to content Lesson 14: Third Party Involvement in Conflict In this lesson we will consider the roles that may be played by third parties to conflict. In particular, we will look at three different -although related – scenarios: Weapons embargoes, Financial freezes Trade limitations A weapon (arms) embargo may refer simply to weaponry or to what is sometimes referred to as dual – use technology. There are three potential aims to an embargo of this nature: to signal disapproval of behavior by a certain acto

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