Do sanctions work? The evidence isn’t compelling.

Sanctions are again the talk of Washington. At the time of writing, the United States is considering or is in the process of extending economic sanctions on several countries, including some major geopolitical foes: Russia, North Korea, Iran and Venezuela. The use of sanctions in such contexts is far from unusual. You could probably argue that […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/08/02/do-sanctions-work-the-evidence-isnt-compelling/