A State or a Person? Who Are the ‘Smart Sanctions’ Against?

... narrative of a particular country or group of countries (for example, the US and the EU). There is nothing wrong with understanding such a narrative. However, it should not be taken as a “self-sufficient value”. It seems that “pin-point” or “smart sanctions” can be considered as directed against the state, for at least two reasons. First, the damage from sanctions imposed on sectors of the economy, organisations, enterprises and even individual citizens usually isn’t limited exclusively ...