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: Nondemocratic leaders have smaller coalitions and can use the rents (extra resources) created by economic restrictions to buy off their core supporters, often making them more secure rather than less. Onset and Initiation

More likely against democratic targets; less likely against autocracies. 2007. An Institutional Theory of Sanctions Onse...

Beyond success rates, the paper explores why certain states are targeted in the first place: : Nondemocratic leaders have smaller coalitions and can

: Senders are more likely to initiate sanctions against states where they believe the political institutions will make the sanctions effective. 2007. An Institutional Theory of Sanctions Onse...