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A new study shows that the U.S. imposed 125 new unilateral sanctions against 47 countries between 2002 and June 2006. The study, entitled Study of New U.S. Unilateral Sanctions: 1997-2006, was commissioned by USA*Engage and the National Foreign Trade Council and conducted by Professor Michael P. Malloy, of the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law. The study shows that although the U.S. has imposed or threatened significantly more sanctions on countries during this period than in years past, these new sanctions tend to be more targeted than those prior to 1996.

The study is a follow-up to a 2002 sanctions report commissioned by USA*Engage, which showed a decline in the imposition of U.S. unilateral sanctions. Not surprisingly, the study indicates that from 2001 to 2006, the imposition of sanctions against individuals and non-governmental organizations increased, typically as a response to heightened concerns about the threat of terrorism.

The PDF version of the Study of New U.S. Unilateral Sanctions: 1997-2006 and associated appendices can be found at the following links:

• Complete Report
  
• Executive Summary
  
• Introduction & Observations
  
• Sanctions Compilation 1997-2006
  
• Sanctions by Country