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Sanctions Are Just as Deadly as War
Freeman, Connor
http://libertarianinstitute.org/foreign-policy/lancet-study-sanctions-are-deadly-as-war/Date Written: 2025-08-14 Publisher: Libertarian Institute Year Published: 2025 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX25319 A Lancet study has found that the yearly total excess human death toll associated with economic sanctions across the world is roughly equivalent to the annual human death tolls of active wars and combat. In fact, the research reveals that on average, the civilian deaths caused by sanctions exceed battle-related casualties in kinetic conflicts each year. According to the study, the worst effects on populations across various age groups are caused by unilateral US and EU sanctions against targeted countries. Subject Headings |