Sanctions will kill and rarely win when implemented with ‘full force’
One expert’s recent claim that ‘nobody is killed’ when indiscriminate sanctions become economic warfare flies in the face of all evidence.
One expert’s recent claim that ‘nobody is killed’ when indiscriminate sanctions become economic warfare flies in the face of all evidence.
US domestic politics are overshadowing multiple crises on the island nation, which only prolongs the suffering of the Cuban people.
The new Iranian administration may agree on a revised JCPOA with the U.S. But if the economic benefits are paltry, political support will drain away.
Sanctions like those imposed on Cuba fail to achieve their stated policy objectives and create misery for millions of innocent people.
The U.S. must find ways of advocating for basic democratic principles without using them as a cudgel to bash Beijing.
The administration may be overhauling punitive sanctions — but some countries will still be treated differently than others.
Respect for life, dignity, and liberty should undergird foreign policy. But that doesn’t justify reckless, harmful intervention.
If diplomacy really is back, President Biden should reconsider ineffective economic penalties used to solve complex issues.
A day after ending a war in Afghanistan, Biden seems to be going down the road of a new one with Moscow.
After the Cold War, Washington has relied on economic warfare to achieve its goals, but it hardly ever works.
The real political work will have to be done in DC, not Vienna, thanks to the new terror embargoes slapped on by Trump.
A bill to ban MBS from US soil and a federal lawsuit against the Saudi crown prince are moving forward.
The administration says it seeks a ‘democratic transition” — while making no move to lift economic sanctions crippling the country.
Reps. Ilhan Omar and Tom Malinowski each take aim at the crown prince for his connection to the Khashoggi Murder.
No one should have expected Tehran to leap into negotiations while Washington still refuses to lift sanctions, even minimally.
During the Trump era, Iran hawks employed a semantics game to prevent any future administration from reentering the nuclear deal.
He won’t be able to please everyone, so he should reverse Trump’s order getting out of the JCPOA first. That’ll set things off.
Without reform, the Iranian people won’t see big economic benefits from reviving the JCPOA.
International media has been riddled with horror stories about Iranians dying preventable deaths. Is Biden listening?
Whispers behind closed doors suggest Iran’s storied capacity to face down sanctions may finally have met its match in Covid-19.
There’s a more constructive way forward that doesn’t involve the military or incendiary rhetoric.