Imposing Sanctions on Violent Non-State Actors to Restore International Peace and Security: A Systematic Analysis of the Conditions under which UN Targeted Sanctions Work

In the last decades, violent non-state actors (VNSAs) such as rebel and terrorist organizations have proved their capacity to break international law. The international community, particularly the United Nations (UN), has reacted to this development by redirecting its conflict resolution efforts to these non-state entities. This has turned targeted sanctions into one of the most vital and indispensable foreign policy tools available to the UN Security Council in combating terrorism and cont...