Economic sanctions

Economic sanctions are like when your mom takes away your ice-cream after you don't listen to her. But, instead of your mom, it's countries or groups of countries who take actions to stop another country from doing something that they don't like. It's like putting a punishment on them.

For example, let's say a country is doing something that other countries don't agree with, like building weapons that can hurt people. The other countries can decide to stop trading with that country, meaning they won't buy or sell things to them. It's like not playing with someone who is not playing nicely.

This can really hurt the country that is being sanctioned because they rely on trade to get things they need like food, medicine, and technology. It's like not having any toys to play with. The country might have to change their behavior to get the other countries to start trading with them again. So, economic sanctions are basically a way to punish a country for doing something that is not acceptable, and to encourage them to change their behavior.