Attacks on a state’s economy can inflict immense damage, but sanctions and other tools of economic warfare are unlikely to defeat a superior military power. Instead, economic disruptions may prompt the state to fight even harder to defend itself. The anger and anxiety economic disruptions produce can accelerate rather than conclude a war.
Source : https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2281711/sanctions-arent-new-ask-the-romans
