Interview – Anoush Ehteshami
Prof. Ehteshami talks about his latest book on Iran, the MENA region’s relationship with East Asia, the impact of sanctions on Iran, and the resurgence of Saudi Arabia.
Interview – Kasturi Sen
Kasturi Sen discusses Syria’s healthcare system, derides the humanitarian costs of economic sanctions, and stresses the need for interdisciplinary approaches to research.
Statecraft and the Limitations of Economic Sanctions
Strategies relying on the pure coercive nature of economic sanctions rarely succeed in their goals, and alone are not capable of forcing countries to make concessions.
Sanctioning the DPRK? This Time It’s All about Implementation Not Design
There are reasons to doubt whether extended sanctions against North Korea will produce the outcomes that key players want to achieve
Cuba: The Embargo Continues
It would be good if the embargo on Cuba were lifted but the establishment of diplomatic relations do no such thing. Rumors of the its demise are greatly exaggerated.
The Politics of US and EU Sanctions on Russia’s Energy Sector
It is the selective nature of sanctions that make them a political weapon against countries that refuse to buckle down to western leadership.
The Power and Consequences of International Sanctions
The question of whether sanctions “work” becomes one of whether the type and form of sanction adopted fits the overall policies developed to achieve a certain outcome.
The Underestimated Effect of Democratic Sanctions
There have been unsuccessful democratic sanctions in the past and there will be more in the future. However, sanctions have also been successful in certain cases.
UN Sanctions and Conflict
The automatic dismissal of sanctions as pointless and ineffective obscures a basic fact: sanctions are only as good as the efforts of member states to give them effect.
Zimbabwe: The Sanctions of No Sanctions
The announcement of a suspension of sanctions pending a credibly free and fair referendum was a very low bar to cross. The real action lies in what is already going on behind the scenes. As with all major diplomatic breakthroughs, a heavy element of cynicism is the accompaniment.
