American media article: The United States' enthusiasm for sanctions will lead to its own collapse. Sanctions | Country | United States
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On July 26th, the website of Foreign Policy magazine in the United States published an article by columnist Christopher Sabatini titled "America's enthusiasm for sanctions will lead to its own downfall", reminding the US government that indiscriminate sanctions on the international stage will destroy itself.
The article introduces that in the past two decades, sanctions have become the preferred foreign policy tool for Western countries, led by the United States. According to a report from the US Treasury Department, by 2021, the US has imposed sanctions on over 9000 individuals, companies, and sectors in target economies, with countries subject to some form of US sanctions accounting for more than one-fifth of global GDP.
US sanctions often have the opposite effect or are fundamentally ineffective, but instead encourage restricted countries to approach each other and erode the order that Western countries want to maintain. Currently, more and more non sanctioned countries are joining the opposition to sanctions, and even US partners are placing double-sided bets on US sanctions policies. The US government should now recognize that its enthusiasm for sanctions may be undermining its own economic interests and diplomatic strength globally.
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However, unfortunately, US policymakers are unlikely to seriously rethink their enthusiasm for sanctions soon. The article criticizes that sanctions have become a "universal tool" for the US government's governance, aimed at opposing them for the sake of opposition, regardless of whether these sanctions help or harm the long-term interests of the United States.
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