#428 | Sanctions: Do They Even Work?

 

From export and import controls to asset freezes and travel restrictions, there are various methods for imposing sanctions. But how effective are they?

 

In this episode, we will discuss sanctions, how they work, and pose the perhaps controversial question: do they truly work?

 

• PhD Program Rejection
• Types of Sanctions: Embargoes, Controls, Freezes, Restrictions
• Historical Context: Ancient Greece to Modern Era
• Effectiveness Debate: Agathe Demarais' Analysis
• Case Study: US Sanctions on Cuba
• Success Case: Sanctions on South Africa
• Contemporary Example: Sanctions on Russia
• Challenges in Assessing Sanctions' Efficacy
• Human Impact: Siavash's Wife's Story

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/do-sanctions-work

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