Over past months, US-led threats of, or implementation of, economic sanctions have multiplied. On Jan 4, the USA suspended assistance to Pakistan until it takes “decisive action” against Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network militant groups. From Jan 2, President Donald Trump indicated he would pull funding for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees saying Palestinians were “no longer willing to talk peace”. This followed the adoption by the UN security council, in December, 2017, of draconian US-drafted sanctions on North Korea in response to a ballistic missile test.

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制裁最弱势群体-失败的外交政策

在过去的几个月中，由美国主导的对经济制裁或实施经济制裁的威胁成倍增加。1月4日，美国暂停了对巴基斯坦的援助，直到对阿富汗塔利班和哈卡尼网络激进组织采取“果断行动”。从1月2日开始，唐纳德·特朗普总统表示他将为联合国巴勒斯坦难民救济和工程处撤资，称巴勒斯坦人“不再愿意谈论和平”。在此之前，联合国安理会于2017年12月通过了对朝鲜的严厉美国制裁，以应对弹道导弹试验。