What is Embargo?
An '''embargo''' is when a [[government]] refuses to [[trade]] with a [[country]] or a certain part of a country. This is usually because of a [[politics|politic]]al problem inside the country. It differs from a [[blockade]] in not requiring a state of war or obliging other countries to stop trading. As with other economic sanctions, an embargo stops trade between countries. This means that the countries in question will get poorer. The hope is that the problem within the country will stop. {{politics-stub}} [[Category:Economic policy]]