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Morbidity and Mortality among Iraqi Children from 1990 to 1998: Assessing the Impact of Economic Sanctions

By Richard Garfield

Report — March 1999

To gain a more accurate picture of sanctions-related mortality in Iraq, the Fourth Freedom Forum and Kroc Institute commissioned public health specialist Richard Garfield of Columbia University to conduct an independent study. In this study the author evaluates the studies that have been conducted on Iraq to date and takes a fresh look at possible new methodologies for determining sanctions-related mortality, especially for children under five years of age.

Sanctions and Incentives as Tools of Economic Statecraft

By George A. Lopez and David Cortright

Book chapter — 1999

“Sanctions and Incentives as Tools of Economic Statecraft” by George A. Lopez and David Cortright in Globalization and Global Governance, edited by Raimo Väyrynen (Rowman & Littlefield, 1999).

Trouble in the Gulf: Pain and Promise

By George A. Lopez and David Cortright

Journal article — May/June 1998

“Trouble in the Gulf: Pain and Promise” by George A. Lopez and David Cortright, The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, vol.54, no. 3 (May/June 1998).

What to do about Iraq? The Moral Dilemma of Sanctions

By George A. Lopez and David Cortright

Magazine article — March/April 1998

“What to do about Iraq? The Moral Dilemma of Sanctions” by George A. Lopez and David Cortright, Sojourners, vol. 27, no. 2 (March/April 1998).

Toward More Humane and Effective Sanctions Management: Enhancing the Capacity of the United Nations System

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

Report — February 1998

This report was commissioned by the United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs to provide a multifaceted research review of the impact of multilateral sanctions, including the development of a methodology for data gathering and assessing such impact that could be used by UN agencies, researchers and others.

Carrots, Sticks and Cooperation: Economic Tools of Statecraft

By David Cortright and George A. Lopez

Book chapter — 1998

“Carrots, Sticks and Cooperation: Economic Tools of Statecraft” by David Cortright and George A. Lopez in Cases and Strategies for Preventive Action, edited by Barnett R. Rubin (Century Foundation Press, 1998) pp. 113-34.

Financial Sanctions: The Key to a ‘Smart’ Sanctions Strategy

By George A. Lopez and David Cortright

Journal article — December 1997

“Financial Sanctions: The Key to a ‘Smart’ Sanctions Strategy” by George A. Lopez and David Cortright in Die Friedens-Warte, vol. 72, no. 4 (December 1997).

Economic Sanctions and Human Rights: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?

By George Lopez and David Cortright

Journal article — Summer 1997

“Economic Sanctions and Human Rights: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?” by George A. Lopez and David Cortright, International Journal of Human Rights (London) vol. 1, no. 2 (Summer 1997).

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.