economic embargo
Commerce prohibition measure
An economic embargo is a government-imposed ban on trade or commerce with a particular country, typically as a form of political pressure or punishment.
Embargoes may be comprehensive, blocking virtually all economic activity, or targeted at specific goods like weapons or oil: The economic embargo on Cuba has lasted over sixty years.
Unlike sanctions, which may involve freezing assets or restricting travel, embargoes specifically prohibit the exchange of goods and services.
- trade warRetaliatory economic hostilities
- cold warHostility without open fighting
- international lawRules governing relations between countries
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- financial sanctionsPunitive limits on transactions
tariffs · import ban · inflation · geopolitical strategy · regime change · export controls · humanitarian crises · blacklists · unemployment · travel restrictions · diplomatic leverage · political instability · social unrest · trade agreements · foreign policy · quotas · North Korea · customs inspections
- embargoestrade ban, export ban, import ban
- Central AmericaNicaragua, Costa Rica, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras
- ZimbabweZimbabwe, Harare, Shona, Victoria Falls, Triangle
- Yugoslav WarsMilosevic, Kosovo War, ethnic cleansing, Yugoslav Wars, war crimes tribunal
economic embargofree trade
Unrestricted international exchange
open trade · free trade agreement · trade agreement · trade deal · tariff reduction
economic embargoeconomic cooperation
Joint financial activity between parties
trade partnership · economic alliance · diplomatic engagement · rapprochement · détente
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