Chapter 7 Area issues

7.1 Discussion questions

  • Are sanctions effective? Did any of the readings change your answers from last week?

  • What are sanctions according to Pape? How is it different from Baldwin’s definition (according to him)? Should sanctions include coercion for economic purposes? What is Paper’s stance? Why according to him?

  • What is the research question of Bapat & Kwon 2015? Why is it puzzling? What do they mean by sanctions success? How is this related to Pape 1997? (Note that you should feel free to skip over their formal model section pp.136-149)

  • What are the determinants of sanction success/effectiveness? How about other tools of economic statecraft, such as foreign aid? (*)

7.2 What are China’s priorities?

CSIS has a recent report that touches on China’s strategic priorities: Is Latin America Important to China’s Foreign Policy?. Conventionally, China’s priorities are Southeast and Central Asia, followed by Europe, and then Africa. This strategic focus appears to be paying dividends. For instance, a recent AidData report indicates:

“China was ranked 8th in overall influence, 7th in Europe and Central Asia, and 3rd in South Asia, in a global survey of nearly 7000 leaders.”

The original report can be download here: Listening to Leaders 2021: A report card for development partners in an era of contested cooperation.