Date Approved

2025

Degree Type

Open Access Senior Honors Thesis

Department or School

Political Science

First Advisor

Ebrahim Soltani, Ph.D.

Second Advisor

Shu Wang, Ph.D

Third Advisor

Barbara Patrick, Ph.D.

Abstract

The United Nations is a complex and multifaceted organization that has attempted to maintain peace and security since its inception in the 1940s. As an organization, it has used many methods to varying success in order to achieve that goal, one of which is the act of sanctioning a nation. This study analyzes the effectiveness of United Nations sanctions on countries of various global influences and international ability by exploring the methods countries use to circumvent sanctions in various geopolitical contexts. It questions the effectiveness of these sanctions for maintaining peace when placed on states of greater or lesser global influence. The research analyzes sanction effectiveness through regime compliance, the ability to achieve diplomatic goals, and economic and humanitarian impact. Ultimately, this research attempts to determine the conditions under which United Nations sanctions are effective in promoting peace and stability. And argues that the effectiveness of United Nations Sanctions decreases as the global influence and strategic alliances of the targeted state increases.

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