I’m shocked! Just shocked! Ok, just name ONE example of sanctions bringing some regime to collapse... Their ain’t none! Sanctions will always be undermined by nations like Russia, China, & the EU in general. They simply do NOT work & are completely ineffective. Just picture this one: the US & the UK use sanctions against Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland. The UN uses sanctions against North Korea invading South Korea. The world uses sanctions to stop Russian’s invasion of Georgia. Economic sanctions are simply a crock. There is ALWAYS a way to get around them.
Same thing with arms blockades. Sure worked in the Spanish Civil War, and in Israel from 1948 to 1956—NOT! Let’s not forget the great success of sanctions in Iraq from 1991 to 2003 (stop laughing).