Cyber Enhanced Sanction Strategies: Do Options Exist?

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Today’s financial sanction practices need immediate updates to generate sufficient impact in modern crisis resolution and should consider cyber-based strategies. Globally, some erected, economic sanctions have existed for decades without achieving, or making significant progress towards, their desired effects. Cyber means could enhance sanction strategies to more effectively achieve national ends. The strategy suggested here designates a potential methodology as Cyber Enhanced Sanctions (CES) and advocates digital techniques to more effectively influence national decision-makers while allowing reversibility, secured communications, and humanitarian relief through digital channels. Examining current cyber means establishes a baseline for strategists to develop implementation strategies. Once a baseline strategy is proposed, this article further suggests a potential application case in U.S. sanctions against Russia concerning the Ukrainian conflict. Overall, CES could offer expanded options for the U.S. national power toolkit.