094 international sellers embargo

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"An international sellers’ embargo is a refusal by government decision to sell certain or all products to another country. The action may be taken by one or several governments; it is normally national and the effect international. The motives may vary from objections to the existence of the regime itself (arising from its political orientation or from the means it used to come to power or to maintain itself) to objections to a particular policy or action of the country. In some cases, however, the international seller’s embargo may be an attempt to halt or prevent a war or, under the guise of that objective, to assist one side by preventing sales of arms to the weaker side."...

((Sharp, Gene. The Politics of Nonviolent Action (p. 269). Albert Einstein Institution. Kindle Edition.))

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Effectiveness profile

Success by Opponent
Corporation / Business 9.0
Financial Institution 9.0
Government / State Body 7.0
Judiciary / Legal System 9.0
Media Organization 9.0
Military / Police 9.0

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Risk by region

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Africa
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Risk by regime

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Closed autocracy
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