Jun.-Prof. Dr. Hana Attia

A collection of animated and interactive visualizations of the International Sanctions Termination Dataset.

Reconstructing previously neglected debates about ending sanctions for the “watershed case” of the UN embargo against Iraq, we find that the United States depicted the lifting of sanctions as an all-or-nothing question, which impeded a more gradual approach toward ending the measures.

A dominant argument in the literature is that leaders tend to initiate military disputes in periods plagued by economic distress. This article revisits the diversionary theory and adapts it to the use of economic sanctions in the United States, contending that their use follows a similar diversionary logic.

This paper investigates whether sanctions based on standardized human rights assessments are also influenced by senders’ strategic political and economic interests.

Ein Gespräch über Sanktionen: Wie sie wirken, warum sie nicht wirken und was sich bessern muss, am Beispiel Iran.

Schon das dritte Jahr in Folge befüllt Äthiopien den Stausee am Grand-Ethiopian-Renaissance-Damm. Ägypten fürchtet daher um seine Wasserversorgung und droht mit Krieg. Eine Einigung in dem brisanten Streit ist nicht in Sicht.

The Use and Effects of (Individual) Sanctions, GIGA Office Berlin and online, Berlin Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Houssein Al Malla (Panelist), Jun.-Prof. Dr. Hana Attia (Panelist), PhD Ashrakat Elshehawy (Panelist), Dr. Julia Grauvogel (Panelist), Lisa Hultman (Panelist), Thies Niemeier (Panelist), Anton Peez (Panelist), Jan Rörden (Panelist), Gerald Schneider (Panelist), Ph.D. Maria Shagina (Panelist), Prof. Dr. Christian von Soest (Organiser), Alina Sokolenko (Panelist), Cecilia Natalie Strom (Organiser), Dr. Jordan Tama (Panelist), Ass. Prof. Dr. Bryan Early (Panelist), Prof. Dr. Jerg Gutmann (Panelist), Prof. Dr. Matthias Neuenkirch (Panelist)

The workshop aims to discuss current theories and empirical examinations of the politics behind individual and broader sectoral sanctions. The goal is to facilitate a dialogue between research on individual sanctions and comprehensive sanctions.

ISA Annual Conference 2024, Hilton Hotel, San Francisco Organisers: International Studies Association Dr. Julia Grauvogel (Speaker), Jun.-Prof. Dr. Hana Attia (Speaker)

Private companies play a critical but under-researched role for sanctions success. We examine what citizens think about companies’ responses to sanctions and whether firms that chose to continue doing business in the target state can successfully justify this decision.