tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post161523258193458546..comments2024-02-24T06:10:42.255-08:00Comments on Congo Siasa: Do UN sanctions matter for the Congo? The experts respondJason Stearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454449854081540397noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-17059195942766652972010-12-07T23:42:39.917-08:002010-12-07T23:42:39.917-08:00Although there are some interesting points, I don&...Although there are some interesting points, I don't feel that this answers the big questions "do sanctions work in DRC?". <br />For me the answer sounds like "well, we don't actually know, but in general THIS is what sanctions should do". I think the special case of the DRC should undergo much more sincere scrutiny in finding out if a method like sanctions are working in an environment of semi-criminal structures, extracting resources. I doubt that the "name and shame" strategy works in such a set up too well...marknoreply@blogger.com