U.S. Sanctions on Yemen


GPHC HW: Blog Theories of Power: U.S. Sanctions on Yemen
In 2017, the United States announced the implementation of economic sanctions on individuals as well as companies in Yemen. An example of one of the companies is  Al Khayr Supermarket. The did this to fight the actions of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. The sanctions were implemented by the U.S. and other countries as part of the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC). The FTC was created in order to stop the spread of terrorist financing. The TFTC is chaired by the United States as well as Saudi Arabia. Alliances of the TFTC include Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. The objectives of TFTC include “identifying, tracking and sharing information regarding terrorist financing, with the ultimate aim of disrupting money flow to radical groups such as al-Qaeda and ISIS.” The sanctions target radicalism and extremism in Yemen in order to protect the security of Yemen, the U.S. and the world. 
Economic sanctions are a form of the Realist theory of power, which approach power in terms of a state’s capabilities in hard power, like sanctions, military power and incentives. Realists believe that hard power can be used to maintain their power and national security, which was exactly what the TFTC did. The TFTC used their hard power capabilities in order to attempt to stop the flow of money to radical groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS.Realists want to protect their own national security, which is exactly the goal of the TFTC: protecting their own national security. The TFTC used defensive realism in order to protect themselves against threats. 







Works Cited
Cnbcdavy. “US Announces Sanctions against Yemen in Battle against 'Key Terrorists'.” CNBC, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2017.

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