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Commentary: Rethink Sanctions. They’re Killing as Many People as War Does
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According to a study published in the medical journal The Lancet, more than 500,000 people die annually due to economic sanctions in the US and the EU.
Commentary: Rethink sanctions. They’re killing as many people as war does
Broad economic sanctions, most of which are imposed by the U.S. government, kill hundreds of thousands of innocent people each year — disproportionately children. This week the Lancet Global Health journal published an article that estimated that number at about…
Rethink Sanctions. They’re Killing as Many People as War Does. - World BEYOND War
By Mark Weisbrot, CEPR, July 25, 2025 Broad economic sanctions, most of which are imposed by the U.S. government, kill hundreds of thousands of innocent people each year — disproportionately children. This week the Lancet Global Health journal published an article that estimated that number at about 564,000 annually over a decade. This is comparable to the annual deaths around the world from armed conflict. Sanctions are becoming the preferred w…
The economic sanctions imposed by the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) are associated with more than 500,000 deaths a year since 1970, five times more than the deaths from war, according to a new study published by The Lancet Global Health The media highlights that to reach this conclusion they are based on data on mortality in 152 countries, where it is noted that unilateral sanctions disproportionately affect children under five …
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