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The Price of Peace: Incentives and International Conflict Prevention

By David Cortright, ed.

Book — 1997

Edited by David Cortright, director of policy studies at Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute, The Price of Peace draws upon leading experts in the fields of nuclear nonproliferation, regional dispute resolution, diplomacy, and international finance to present a systematic analysis of the role of inducements in preventing conflict. The case studies examine the use of incentives in a range of circumstances, and introductory and overview chapters by Cortright provide a unique analysis of the use of incentives in international diplomacy.

Political Gain and Civilian Pain: Humanitarian Impacts of Economic Sanctions

By Thomas G. Weiss, David Cortright, George A. Lopez and Larry Minear, eds.

Book — 1997

The use of sanctions is increasing in the post-cold war world. Along with this increase, the international community must ask itself whether sanctions “work,” in the sense that they incite citizens to change or overthrow an offending government, and whether sanctions are really less damaging than the alternative of war. Here for the first time, sanctions and humanitarian aid experts focus on the humanitarian impacts of UN sanctions.

“Smart” Sanctions on Nigeria

By David Cortright and George Lopez

Report — April 1996

This essay examines whether tougher economic measures against the Nigerian junta would be politically effective. Is the oil weapon the most powerful tool available, short of military intervention, for restoring basic human rights and Nigerian democracy, or are more effective and humane alternatives available?

‘Smart’ Sanctions on Nigeria

By David Cortright and George A. Lopez

Newspaper article — 10 January 1996

‘Smart’ Sanctions on Nigeria David Cortright and George A. Lopez, The Christian Science Monitor, January 10, 1996.

The Sanctions Era: An Alternative to Military Intervention

By David Cortright and George A. Lopez

Journal article — Summer/Fall 1995

“The Sanctions Era: An Alternative to Military Intervention” by David Cortright and George A. Lopez in The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, vol. 19, no. 2 (Summer/Fall 1995).

Economic Sanctions: Panacea or Peacebuilding in a Post-Cold War World?

By David Cortright and George A. Lopez, eds.

Book — 1995

As the challenge of preventing military conflict has become increasingly complex in the post-cold war era, economic sanctions are being applied with growing frequency. Sanctions are also being used to enforce international law, to deter aggression and terrorism, to defend democracy and human rights, and to prevent nuclear proliferation.

Economic Sanctions: Do They Work?

By David Cortright and George A. Lopez, guest editors

Journal article — November 1993

David Cortright and George A. Lopez, guest editors, in The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 49, no. 9 (November 1993).