The traditional understanding of international economic sanctions is based on an instrumental rationality, with the purpose of changing the behavior of the target country.

关于国际经济制裁的传统认识是建立在工具理性的基础之上，据此认为其目标就是要改变目标国的某种行为。

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Economic sanctions are a type of conflict behavior among actors on the international stage.

经济制裁是国际行为体之间一种常见的冲突行为。

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But despite economic stagnation, technological limitations and international sanctions, its conventional forces can't be discounted, if only because of their size.

尽管经济困难重重、技术进步缓慢、国际进行制裁，它的陆军仅仅因为规模庞大这一条就不能加以忽视。

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Many North Korea experts see Friday's far more modest wage proposal in the context of a recent thaw Pyongyang's attitude toward the South possibly aimed at boosting economic assistance as the North feels the pinch of international sanctions.

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Despite promises of exemptions, Montenegro is still covered by international economic sanctions against Yugoslavia.

ECONOMIST: Montenegro

Security Council resolution to end international economic sanctions imposed on Iraq to hasten the war-torn country's reconstruction, President Bush said Wednesday.

CNN: Bush pushes for end of Iraqi sanctions

He emphasized his "unequivocal, total support for Israel" and support for tough international economic sanctions against Iran, the paper reported.

CNN: January 7, 2013 -- Updated 2225 GMT (0625 HKT)