Why have states largely abandoned the use of sanctions as a prelude to war?

a. International norms now expect countries to seek peaceful resolution to conflict before going to war.
b. Doing so gives the target country too much time to prepare for an attack by the sanctioning country.
c. It is too difficult to sustain sanctions long enough for them to have any real effect on the target country’s military.
d. Such sanctions leave the sanctioning country too vulnerable to counter-sanctions by allies of the target country.


a. International norms now expect countries to seek peaceful resolution to conflict before going to war.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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