If a reader were to define sanctions in the context of encouraging a change of behaviour, it would perhaps look something like – “An international sanction is a special form of sanctiontaken by one country against another. International sanctions are measures that are designed to bring a delinquent or renegade state into compliance with expected rules of conduct.
Non-forceful international sanctions include diplomatic measures such as the withdrawal of an ambassador, the severing of diplomatic relations, or the filing of a protest with the UN, financial sanctions such as denying aid or cutting off access to financial institutions; and economic sanctions such as partial or total trade embargoes.”
