sanctions
measures taken by a state to try to forced another to an international agreement or norms of conduct, usually in the form of restrictions on trade or official support
persist
to continue to exist
apartheid
a policy or system of segregation and discrimination on grounds of race
balloon
to increase rapidly
CAP
to provide a climax or conclusion to something
convoy
a group of the ships, vehicles, etc.
travelling together , especially when accompanied by armed troops , etc