Do Sanctions Work?

An episode of the In the Balance podcast, hosted by BBC World Service, titled "Do Sanctions Work?" was published on May 12, 2018 and runs 26 minutes.

May 12, 2018 ·26m · In the Balance

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US President Donald Trump is bringing back sanctions on Iran and is threatening to extend the sanctions to European companies that do business there. The Iran announcement came in the same week that the USA announced more sanctions on Venezuela, ahead of controversial elections later this month. Since coming into power, President Trump has used economic sanctions as a weapon of choice. But do sanctions actually work? And how do they affect businesses trading with the countries concerned? Ed Butler is joined by a panel of experts to discuss what to expect as the US grip tightens over the...

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