Politics and principles: The impact of counterterrorism measures and sanctions on principled humanitarian action

Abstract For some time, the impact of counterterrorism (CT) measures and sanctions on humanitarian action did not attract attention that it merited. However, owing to a surge in awareness this issue over past two years, fact CT can have negative consequences for principled is now widely accepted by broad range actors, supported strong body research identifying analyzing these impacts. This article adds existing work examining recent developments related issue. It looks at growing risk aversion relation among donors, organizations other actors action, highlights efforts address mitigate The central argument risks cannot be eliminated from action. As such, policy change needed protect further detrimental impacts ensure people access assistance they need, regardless where are located.