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Relationship between Economic Sanctions and Militarized Conflict Focusing on Reciprocal Causation

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This research empirically examines the relationship between economic sanctions and militarized conflicts for the period 1945–2001. The collective security principles of the League of Nations (after WWI) and the United Nations (after WWII) are based on the sequential imposition of economic and militarized sanctions against states that violate international rules and regulations. A recent example is the international sanctions imposed on North Korea in response to its nuclear weapons testing and ballistic missile development. Theoretical arguments in the field of international relations suggest that economic sanctions lead to militarized tensions and conflicts among states. In this research, we argue that the relationship between economic sanctions and military conflict is two-way (i.e. sanctions cause conflict, and conflict causes sanctions) rather than one-way. Using sanctions data (Threat and Imposition of Sanctions v4.0) and conflict data (Correlates of War Militarized Interstate Disputes v4.2; International Crisis Behavior v12), we find that the relationship is mutually causative. The involvement of economic sanctions causes the onset of militarized conflict, and vice versa.

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  • Hyung Min Kim, 2020. "Relationship between Economic Sanctions and Militarized Conflict Focusing on Reciprocal Causation," Defence and Peace Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(5), pages 532-549, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:defpea:v:31:y:2020:i:5:p:532-549
    DOI: 10.1080/10242694.2018.1537387
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