Drawing on two new databases, this book informs both scholars and policy practitioners about the different purposes of UN targeted sanctions, the Security Council dynamics behind their design, the relationship of sanctions with other policy instruments, implementation challenges, diverse impacts, unintended consequences, policy effectiveness, and UN institutional learning.

Introduction Sue Eckert, Thomas J. Biersteker and Marcos Tourinho; 1. Thinking about United Nations targeted sanctions Thomas J. Biersteker, Marcos Tourinho and Sue Eckert; 2. The purposes of targeted sanctions Francesco Giumelli; 3. Security council dynamics and sanctions design Michael Brzoska and George A. Lopez; 4. United Nations targeted sanctions and other policy tools: diplomacy, legal, use of force Paul Bentall; 5. The relationship between United Nations sanctions and regional sanctions regimes Andrea Charron and Clara Portela; 6. Coordination of United Nations sanctions with other actors and instruments Alix Boucher and Caty Clement; 7. Implementation of United Nations targeted sanctions Enrico Carisch and Loraine Rickard-Martin; 8. The impacts of United Nations targeted sanctions Kimberly Ann Elliott; 9. The unintended consequences of United Nations targeted sanctions Mikael Eriksson; 10. The effectiveness of United Nations targeted sanctions Thomas J. Biersteker, Marcos Tourinho and Sue Eckert; 11. Institutional learning in targeting sanctions Peter Wallensteen; 12. Conclusion Thomas J. Biersteker, Marcos Tourinho and Sue Eckert; Appendix I. List of cases and episodes; Appendix II. Sanctions effectiveness; Appendix III. TSC database codebook; Appendix IV. Targeted sanctions consortium (TSC) participants.