The political and Legal Environment Embargoes and sanctions government actions to distort the free flow of trade in goods services, or ideas for adversarial and political purposes Copyright 2001 by Harcourt, Inc. All rights reservedCopyright © 2001 by Harcourt, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-3 The Political and Legal Environment Embargoes and sanctions • “…government actions to distort the free flow of trade in goods, services, or ideas for adversarial and political purposes