Argue Quote by Elliott Abrams

Sanctions historically are quite counterproductive in the sense that if you impose sanctions on your enemy, it tends to strengthen your enemy.

— Steve Hanke

America's ability to levy effective sanctions creates deterrence, saving us money by avoiding conflict, and it is the dollar's preeminent status that makes American…

— Scott Bessent

At the U.N., I routinely encounter countries that do not want to impose sanctions or even to enforce those already on the books. The…

— Samantha Power

The sanctions may be imposed only by the decision of the UN Security Council. A unilateral imposition of sanctions is a violation of international…

— Vladimir Putin

We believe that unilateral sanctions violate international law, in fact. They violate free trade. They violate human growth and development, human development, and that…

— Hassan Rouhani

If somebody prefers to work by means of sanctions, he is welcome to do so. But sanctions are a temporary measure. Firstly, they contradict…

— Vladimir Putin

I think the most important challenge that remains is this mentality in Washington that sanctions have been an asset, and some people want to…

— Mohammad Javad Zarif

But it is important to observe that when Europe or the United Nations impose sanctions that are supposed to be aimed against a certain…

— Omar Bongo

America's sanctions policy is largely consistent and, in a certain sense, admirable. By applying economic restraints, we label the most oppressive and dangerous governments…

— Jacob Weisberg

Sanctions kept us on our toes, it made us realize that we were drifting into a situation of growing isolation so I wouldn't go…

— Frederik Willem de Klerk

Like all forms of collective security, multilateral sanctions require a unanimity rarely achieved in international politics.

— Elliott Abrams

Sanctions are not diplomacy. They are a precursor to war and an embarrassment to a country that pays lip service to free trade.

— Ron Paul