An embargo is the partial or complete prohibition of commerce and trade with a particular country, in order to isolate it. Embargos are considered strong diplomatic measures imposed in an effort, by the embargo-imposing-country, to elicit a given national-interest result from the country on which it's imposed. Embargos are similar to economic sanctions and are generally considered legal barriers to trade, not to be confused with blockades, which are often considered to be acts of war. The Embar… (More on Embargo)