Do actions taken under the DIME paradigm have any effect in bringing about behavioural change? The results are mixed, depending mainly on the degree of international support. Bringing about an end to the apartheid in South Africa, is one such successful example, though it took over three decades to fructify. South Africa was expelled from international bodies, boycotted culturally and in sports, military aid was given to anti-apartheid groups like the ANC and comprehensive sanctions were imposed. International DIME pressure, combined with internal resistance, led to negotiations and the end of apartheid by 1994. However, the real turning point was…