Rethinking sanctions: Exploring resistance and internal dynamics through a target‐centred lens: How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic WarfareBucking the Buck: US Financial Sanctions and the International Backlash Against the Dollar.

The article focuses on the evolving discourse surrounding economic sanctions as a foreign policy tool, particularly emphasizing the need to shift from a sender-centered perspective to a target-centered approach. It highlights the significant increase in U.S. sanctions from 2000 to 2021 and critiques existing literature for often overlooking the internal dynamics of sanctioned states. Two books are examined: "How Sanctions Work," which analyzes the counterproductive effects of U.S. sanctions on Iran, and "Bucking the Buck," which discusses the implications of U.S. financial sanctions on the global dominance of the dollar and the rise of de-dollarization efforts by countries like Russia and China. Both works underscore the unintended consequences of sanctions, suggesting that they can strengthen resistance in targeted nations rather than achieve their intended political objectives. [Extracted from the article]