Effective smart sanctions --- Smart sanctions must be credible and adaptable in order to be effective. The target must believe that the severity of the sanctions will be increased or decreased in response to its actions. In 2012, the Obama administration eased some financial and investment restrictions in response to major political reforms in Myanmar. The sanctions program was terminated in 2016. However, in this case, Myanmar's leaders quickly escalated abuses against the country's Rohingya minority, prompting the US to reinstitute sanctions in early 2019

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