Why the U.S. and Iran are Struggling to Reach a Deal
Ali Vaez on the fraught negotiations between Washington and Tehran. In late February, the United States and Israel launched a war on Iran—a war that killed the country’s supreme leader, closed the St...
1 Jun 45min
Cuba's Unprecedented Crisis
María José Espinosa on the unprecedented crisis in Cuba. For more than sixty years, the United States has waged an economic war against Cuba. The sanctions first imposed in 1960 were designed, in the ...
25 Mai 45min
How to Fight an Economic War
Edward Fishman on how to fight an economic war. It has been an extraordinary year in American economic statecraft and economic warfare. When today’s guest last appeared on the show, it was April 2025....
18 Mai 47min
Studying Sanctions Through a Feminist Lens
Lisa Neal on understanding sanctions as a form of structural violence. Debates about sanctions tend to follow a familiar script. Who is being targeted? Will the measures change behavior? What are the ...
11 Mai 41min
Germany’s Vulnerability in the Geoeconomic 'Zeitenwende'
Sascha Lohmann on the impact of tariffs and sanctions on the German economy. Since the end of the Second World War, the world economy has operated on a set of shared assumptions: trade is mutually ben...
4 Mai 53min
What Makes Sanctions Termination So Difficult
Julia Grauvogel and Hana Attia on the challenges of sanctions termination. When sanctions make the news it is usually because new measures are being imposed on a country, company, or individual. But s...
27 Apr 48min
Syria's Complicated Path to Economic Recovery
Vittorio Maresca di Serracapriola on sanctions relief in Syria. It has been over a year since Syrian dictator Bashar Al Assad fled to Moscow and a new government took power in Damascus. Assad’s ouster...
20 Apr 40min
The Decades-Long Effort to Make Sanctions 'Smart'
Alistair Millar on the challenges of sanctions reform. A quarter century ago, the United States had sanctioned fewer than 1000 companies, organizations, individuals, and vessels around the world. Toda...
13 Apr 42min
