{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English ","title":"#428 | Sanctions: Do They Even Work?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/bc687ffd\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1413,"description":"From export and import controls to asset freezes and travel restrictions, there are various methods for imposing sanctions. But how effective are they? \nIn this episode, we will discuss sanctions, how they work, and pose the perhaps controversial question: do they truly work? \n\n\nPhD Program Rejection\nTypes of Sanctions: Embargoes, Controls, Freezes, Restrictions\nHistorical Context: Ancient Greece to Modern Era\nEffectiveness Debate: Agathe Demarais' Analysis\nCase Study: US Sanctions on Cuba\nSuccess Case: Sanctions on South Africa\nContemporary Example: Sanctions on Russia\nChallenges in Assessing Sanctions' Efficacy\nHuman Impact: Siavash's Wife's Story\n\n\n\nFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/do-sanctions-work","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HIneD2bpN38ZyIYQqvz9OwtMc5c5ep366psJkVe0ZiU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzU3MDEvMTYyMDk3/Mzg5MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}