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Democracies are more frequent senders and tend to target those most vulnerable to economic pressure.

: For sanctions to work, they must create enough political pressure on the leader's "winning coalition"—the essential group of supporters needed to stay in power. 2007. An Institutional Theory of Sanctions Onse...

: Senders are more likely to initiate sanctions against states where they believe the political institutions will make the sanctions effective. Democracies are more frequent senders and tend to

More likely against democratic targets; less likely against autocracies. less likely against autocracies.