26-10 Officer Training School (OTS) Practice Test

Sanctions are a tool of which instrument of power?

Economic Diplomatic Informational Military

Correct Answer:

Economic

Explanation:

Sanctions operate through economic power. They rely on economic pressure—restricting trade, blocking financial transactions, and freezing assets—to influence a country’s behavior. This makes them a tool of economic statecraft: the goal is to compel or deter policy changes without resorting to force, by increasing costs and signaling disapproval within international economic systems. Diplomatic tools center on dialogue and negotiation, informational efforts focus on shaping perceptions, and military power uses force. Sanctions, by their nature, change economic incentives and costs, not negotiations, information campaigns, or armed coercion. That’s why they’re best described as an economic instrument of power.

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