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“Mulder’s examination of the details of economic diplomacy in the interwar era makes for fascinating reading”

The Economic Weapon

The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War

Nicholas Mulder

Yale University Press, £24

A bombastic and bellicose tyrant launches an unprovoked war on a smaller and less powerful nation. Overnight, international condemnation turns his nation into a pariah, sanctions are imposed. Combine this with by Nicholas Mulder.

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