| | Without sanctions, Nelson Mandela would not yet be free. Without sanctions, Namibia would not yet be independent. Sanctions were not the most important reason for either event, but sanctions were crucial in providing an extra push. They sped up the events leading to the release of Mandela and the independence of Namibia. And sanctions will continue to play an important role in accelerating progress toward genuine majority rule in SA. In this Briefing, I will first look in detail at sanctions and the Namibia independence process, and consider other experiences of sanctions to show why SA is vulnerable to them; secondly, discuss the role of sanctions, and ask how they have affected SA and briefly look at the impact of sanctions on the SADCC states. Finally, I will look at the role of sanctions in the coming negotiations in SA. Hanlon discusses: How Sanctions Helped Namibia; When Can Sanctions Be Effective?; Why Sanctions? A Hierarchy of Goals; The History of Sanctions; How Successful Were Sanctions?; Who is Hurt?; Lift Sanctions Now?; What is the Future Role of Sanctions? |
